...silver medal winner Fernando Gonzalez of Chile, who Nadal beat in straight sets in Beijing, and women's finalists Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina of Russia, will also be missing from the London Games.Nadal did not mention a specific injury...

...Saori Obata 6-2, 7-5 Saturday to reach the final of the Wismilak International. Rubin will face second-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia, who eliminated Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela 6-4, 6-3. Rubin has beaten Dementieva in two of...

...performance worthy of her Wonder Woman outfit, Williams culminated her Key Biscayne comeback Saturday by beating Elena Dementieva, 6-1, 6-1 in the final of the Nasdaq-100 Open. The 50-minute match was the most one-sided women's...

...in the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup. The 20-year-old Frenchwoman, who is ranked 62nd, will meet Russian Elena Dementieva in today's final of the clay-court tuneup for the French Open. Dementieva beat Alona Bondarenko 7-6 (5...

...Anastasia Myskina captured the French Open and Svetlana Kuznetsova took the U.S. Open, beating countrywoman Elena Dementieva in the final. Sharapova said 2004 was "beyond anybody's expectations for our country. We were in the mood to...

...Thursday. The other struggled to even win a point in her match. Neither will be playing in Saturday's final. Elena Dementieva came close, though, getting within a point of beating one half of the Williams sisters, Serena , before losing...

...Thursday with a loss to American James Blake. So began an upset parade in the quarterfinals. Serena Williams lost to Elena Dementieva, of Russia, and as the clock approached midnight, Venus Williams was beaten by Li Na, of China. Matches were...

...fade. Williams was injured during the second set Wednesday, but sloppy shotmaking hurt her more, and she lost to Elena Dementieva 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3) in the quarterfinals of the Nasdaq-100 Open. A three-time champion at Key Biscayne...

...three of the next four games - coincidence, perhaps? - before finishing off a 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 7 Elena Dementieva on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at the All England Club for the third year in a row. "I heard the crowd go a...

...6-2 Thursday by Anastasia Myskina, who advanced to an all-Russian final. Myskina's opponent Saturday will be Elena Dementieva, who beat Paola Suarez 6-0, 7-5. The final will produce the first women's Grand Slam champion from Russia...