Elena Dementieva Last Quotations

She has really improved a lot in the last two years. She didn't even drop a set here so it's going to be a very tough match.

I watched her match last night and I was shocked by the way she was playing. She was playing unbelievable the whole year.

I was glad that I could change the match around after that bad first set, ... She was playing like she had nothing to lose, which makes it hard because she really went for winners and was so aggressive. I really wanted to play her again after losing to her last week.

I know she's a great fighter, she never gives you the match until the last point, ... I was ready to play a long match, and that's how it was.

I played her a couple of times before, but right now, she is a completely different player. She has such a solid game. She moves much better. She really improved a lot the last two years.

For me it's very important to play one week before the U.S. Open and to have this match practice, ... Just to play on the same surface and use the same balls they use at the U.S. Open. Especially after the great results at the U.S. Open last year, I decided I would do the same thing this year.

It seems like a lucky place for me. After last year I'm still dreaming about Saturday night every single day, so who knows?