TENNIS in DEPTH.

World number four Elena Dementieva made light work of beating Britain’s Anne Keothavong in the first round of the West Classic in California.

The Russian cruised to a 6-1 6-4 victory in her first match since her epic Wimbledon semi-final defeat by Serena Williams earlier this month.

Dementieva is making her debut at the Stanford event, which features five of the top 10 women’s players in the world, including both Williams sisters.

The third seed claimed she has shrugged off the disappointment of losing the longest women’s semi-final match in recent Wimbledon history and is now concentrating on the hard court season.

“It’s not something that ticks me off,” insisted the 27-year-old, who will play either Maria Kirilenko or Anna Chakvetadze in the second round.

“It was a good experience and a good match. I was just disappointed in the way I lost.”

Seventh seed Agnieszka Radwanska also made a confident start in the competition, easing to a 6-0 6-1 victory over Romania’s Sorana Cirstea.

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