Elena Dementieva wins the Gold!

Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, is going home with the Gold. Elena, ranked 7th in the world, won a back-and-forth match against Dinara Safina to lead the Russians to triple medals in the 2008 Olympic women’s singles. Elena took the Gold, Dinara Safina the Silver, and Vera Zvonareva the Bronze. It is the first tennis podium sweep in 100 years.

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Elena Dementieva advances to 3rd round in 2008 Olympics

Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, plays with a tennis ball at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Elena has advanced to the 3rd round.

In the 1st round, 5th seed and 7th ranked Elena defeated 45th ranked Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4. In the 2nd round she beat 69th ranked Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden, 6-3, 6-4.

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Elena Dementieva loses in 2nd round of 2008 WTA Rogers Cup

Fifth seeded Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, was beaten out of the 2008 WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada being played Jul 28-Aug 3. Her opponent was 31st ranked Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.

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Elena Dementieva loses in semifinal at Wimbledon

This image tells the story. It was a disappointing loss for Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, in the semifinal of Wimbledon against Venus Williams.

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Elena Dementieva to semis at Wimbledon

Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva is through to the semifinals at Wimbledon after her win over 18th ranked fellow Russian, Nadia Petrova. This is Elena’s first appearance in the semifinals at Wimbledon. She had made it to the quarterfinals once before in nine tries.

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Elena Dementieva makes the quarterfinals at Wimbledon

Fifth seed Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva has won a spot in the Wimbledon quarterfinals by defeating 26th ranked Shahar Peer of Israel. Elena made it look easy, winning the match 6-2, 6-1.

Elena’s next opponent is fellow Russian, Nadia Petrova. Petrova is ranked 18th in the world, so it will be a tough match. But I believe Elena can do it. Go Elena!

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Elena Dementieva cruises into 2nd week at Wimbleon

Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, has made it into the 4th round at Wimbledon for the 4th time in her career. She cruised to a straight-set win over 39th ranked Gisela Dulko of Argentina, winning 7-6 (7-2), 7-5.

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Elena Dementieva makes it to 3rd round at Wimbledon

Elena Dementieva, a Russian cutie pie, has made it to the third round of Wimbledon. She defeated 19-year-old Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland in a hard-fought 3-set match.

Elena lost the first set 4-6. She then came back winning the final two sets 6-3, 6-3. Bacsinszky is ranked # 71 in the world, so this was a good win for Elena.

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Elena Dementieva into 2nd round at Wimbledon

Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, has joined those who have made it into the second round at Wimbledon. She defeated 138th ranked Maria Elena Camerin of Italy in a close 3-set match, 6-3, 6-7 (9-7), 6-3.

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Elena Dementieva seeded # 5 at Wimbledon

Cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, from Russia, is seeded # 5 for the 2008 All England Lawn Tennis Championships. With a world ranking of # 5, she belongs high in the seeding chart.