On the Baseline Tennis News

Elena Dementieva displayed some of her finest serving in recent years during the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.

In the following video, Dementieva proves that her serve is no longer the weakest link in her tennis game.

The Fourth of July at Wimbledon will showcase an All-American (and All-Williams) affair.

Venus and Serena Williams have advanced for the second consecutive year into the women’s final.

Great rivalries are becoming increasingly rare on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Which players can we rely on to reinvigorate the women’s game?

Matt Trollope takes a look at five match-ups that could develop into potentially classic rivalries.

Several stars on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour turned out Thursday for the 2008 Player Awards Ceremony at the Sony Ericsson Open.

Doubles players Cara Black and Liezel Huber, Dinara Safina, Ana Ivanovic, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki and Zheng Jie were present at a special ceremony tonight in Miami.

Beijing Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva will receive a warm welcome at the 2009 Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.

Tournament officials have announced that the two-time Grand Slam finalist from Russia expects to compete at April’s event.

Beijing Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva was upset in the second round of the 2009 BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.

Second seed Jelena Jankovic also made an early exit later in the afternoon.

The 2009 BNP Paribas Open officially begins on Wednesday in beautiful Indian Wells, California.

One hundred twenty-eight of the world’s best players have traveled to the desert in pursuit of $4,500,000 million dollars in prize money.

Serena Williams and Dinara Safina will battle on Saturday for the 2009 Australian Open title.

The winner will be crowned the women’s champion in Melbourne and the new world number one on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.

The remaining four women may not have any superpowers, but they can certainly play tennis.

Tania Tchea previews the Fantastic Four still competing in Melbourne and gives her picks for Thursday’s semifinal matches.

Russians Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva and Vera Zvonareva will compete on Thursday in the Australian Open semifinals.

Joining the 2008 Beijing Olympic medalists in the semifinal round is three-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams.

Jelena Jankovic’s loss to Marion Bartoli cost her more than a big check at the end of the Australian Open.

The Serbian star will now lose the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour No. 1 ranking to one of three other top players on Monday.

Elena Dementieva won her 2008 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships title the hard way, and she will not relinquish it easily when she returns to the UAE in February.

The 2009 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships has announced that Dementieva and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic will compete in next month’s Premier tournament.

128 players. One singles champion.

Aaress Lawless takes a first look at the 2009 Australian Open singles draw and gives her thoughts on the players to watch, the dangerous floaters to follow, and her pick for the women’s title.

Beijing Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva has capped off her amazing start to 2009 by winning the women’s singles title at the Medibank International Sydney on Friday.

In the women’s final, which was a repeat of the Beijing gold medal match, third seed Dementieva defeated her countrywoman and second seed Dinara Safina 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.

Five months and one day since they met in the final of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, second seed Dinara Safina will play third seed Elena Dementieva in the championship round of the Medibank International on Friday.

For the first time in the tournament’s history, which dates back to 1885, the women’s final will be an all-Russian affair.