Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic into 2008 US Open Semifinals
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Sep 2, 2008 | Print |
Beijing Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva is the first woman to reach the 2008 US Open semifinals.
Dementieva handily defeated Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday.
The Russian No. 3 cruised into the final four at Flushing Meadows in seventy-six minutes. Dementieva, who has a storied history of serving woes, hit only two double-faults and served with an 80% first serve percentage.
Dementieva will face second seed Jelena Jankovic in the semifinal round.
Former world number one Jelena Jankovic defeated Austria’s Sybille Bammer in two sets 6-1, 6-4. She holds a 4-3 career match record against Dementieva. However, Dementieva won their last meeting in three sets on clay in Berlin earlier this year.
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