Elena Dementieva is out of Wimbledon. Dementieva suffered a calf injury in the second round of Roland Garros and hasnt recovered. The Russian was forced out of her semifinal against eventual winner Francesca Schiavone because of the injury, her first retirement in 43 major appearances. Last year Elena reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon, so with [...]

Serena Williams has certainly staked her claim at the top of the women’s’ game after reclaiming her No1 ranking from Dinara Safina after the 2009 US Open. The latter part of the season usually sees players drop their intensity and look forward to the prospect of a holiday. The Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha was [...]

Over the years Elena Dementieva has received a lot of stick about her serve. Here is quite a fun video of Dementieva serving. I dont think she actually did this first go, but maybe over the series of several hours!

Over at the DamnGoodList they have profiled the top 25 female tennis players. The list features so big names and some ladies who are still yet to actually make their mark on tour. Take a look and let us know what you think. Players include: Elena Dementieva Tatiana Golovin Sania Mirza Marta Domachowska and more.. [...]

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has released the official 2008 season-ending tennis rankings. Jelena Jankovic has ended the tennis year as the number one tennis player in the world, followed by Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, and Ana Ivanovic. 2007 POINTS DROPPED ON NOVEMBER 10: Madrid (SEC) Top 20 Rankings (November 10, 2008) 1. [...]

Name: Elena Dementieva Country: Russia Birthdate: October 15, 1981 Birthplace: Moscow, then Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco Plays: Right-handed with a double handed backhand Height: 180 cm or 5ft 11in Website: http://eng.dementieva.ru Scouting: Elena is a very offensive baseline player with solid groundstrokes on both sides, but her forehand is her main [...]