Elena Dementieva beats Venus Williams at the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships
Elena Dementieva beats Venus Williams at the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships
Elena Dementieva beats Venus Williams at the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships
Elena Dementieva defeated Venus Williams 3-6 7-6 6-2 in the opening day of the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha
Dementieva looked down and out when she twice trailed by a break in the second set but blazed back to leave Venus reeling.
Quite how much Venus will have left in the tank is debatable after a brutal contest in high humidity against Dementieva. She seemed to be well in control when she led 3-1 in the second set but Dementieva dug deep to level at 3-3.
The Russian double-fault at 5-5 gave Williams the chance to serve for the match but Elena got back on track to set up a tiebreaker which she won when Williams also served a double-fault.
In the thirdx set, Dementieva broke twice for a 4-0 lead before clinching her first victory over Venus for more than five years with another backhand winner.
“In the end I was very emotional very positive,” Dementieva.
“When you play against a player like Venus you can’t put pressure on yourself but you have to fight or every point.”
Source Reuters
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