Rogers Cup - Dementieva!
Elena Dementieva won the tournament in the end.SillyWife and I watched her eliminate Sam Stosur in the quarter-finals. Both played well.
Here is Stosur serving:
And, Dementieva, characteristically, scrambling:
Watching Dementieva was a real treat; I had never really payed much attention to her game, but she keeps points alive many shots beyond their natural end. I just LOVE that scrambling! To quote Stosur:
Elena is such a good competitor and never gives up. She always makes you work for each point. She played very well today, too, in the parts of the match I saw against Serena. I think she will be hard to beat in tomorrow's final.
Stosur was prophetic as Dementieva dispatched Williams and then Scharapova in the final, in one of the most entertaining matches I have seen in a while, as Scharapova fought frustration, trying to figure out how to put Dementieva away in a point. Several points included a number of overheads, all returned by defensive dazzling derring-do. Thanks, Elena!
posted by Alan Adamson @ 5:03 PM
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