Dementieva has winning her first Grand Slam title on her mind.
by bahamaderek on Aug.25, 2010, under Elena Dementieva, Flavia Pennetta, Marion Bartoli
Elena Dementieva of Russia moved into the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament with 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-4 win over Kateryna Bondarenko.
Dementieva says she rested for four weeks after tearing a left calf muscle during the French Open and is excited about getting in more matches before next week’s U.S. Open.
She will face Marion Bartoli, who defeated Anastasia Rodionova 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday. Flavia Pennetta also advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Olga Govortsova of Belarus.
Alexandr Dolgopolov of Russia beat James Blake 6-4, 6-2.
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