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Elena Dementieva ends Melanie Oudin's run in Paris, will meet Safarova in final

PARIS (AP) — Top-seeded Elena Dementieva rallied to defeat Melanie Oudin 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday and reach the final of the Open GDF Suez for the second straight year.Dementieva will face Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic, who upset second-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the other semifinal."I'm really happy to get through after such a difficult match," Dementieva said. "She is a real fighter and it's probably the most difficult win of the year for me."After winning two Fed Cup matches to give the United States a 4-1 win over France last week, Oudin defeated three players with higher rankings in Paris."I put pressure on myself because I know what I'm capable of," Oudin said. "I don't like losing at all. Losing is not good enough for me."Dementieva, who lost to Amelie Mauresmo in last year's final, was stopped by Oudin in the second round at the U.S. Open. She led 3-1 in the opening set before losing four consecutive games.The seventh-ranked Russia broke back in the n...

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    LONDON (AP) — Fifth-ranked Elena Dementieva has pulled out of Wimbledon with a calf injury.Dementieva was injured at the French Open this month, forcing her to retir...

  2. Top-seeded Samantha Stosur, No. 2 Elena Dementieva advance to the quarterfinals

    Sixth-ranked Elena Dementieva rallied to beat Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic.Dementie...

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  4. Alisa Kleybanova claims 1st career title by beating Olympic champ Dementieva at Malaysian Open

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Alisa Kleybanova won her first WTA title at the Malaysian Open on Sunday, beating top-seeded Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2 in an all-Russia...

  5. Top-seeded Wozniacki recovers to defeat Dementieva in Pan Pacific final

    Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki recovered from a slow start to beat Elena Dementieva 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in Saturday's final of the Pan Pacific Open.Dementieva, who won here...

  6. Dementieva draws Russia level in Fed Cup semi

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