131 Quotes by Elena Dementieva

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'm just so happy. I was just trying to get Los Angeles, and I knew I just had to get that one win, ... I decided to come to this event because I didn't want to have any regrets, and I'm glad I made that decision. Now, I'm going to Los Angeles.

I have never seen her playing that well.

Usually I like to win 7-6 in the third,

I needed a change, ... There were mental and technical things that she could no longer help me with. We had a very good time together and she really helped with certain parts of my game, but it was finished.

I'm happy to have played such a good game in the final. I played very solid today and I hope this will give me confidence for the rest of the season.

We're not afraid because we're used to playing away. It's a great stadium and we're looking forward to playing there.

I'm a very slow starter. I usually start to play better when I am in trouble and that's what happened today.

To play at 10 o'clock, that means you have to wake up at 6 and when you go for your warm-up you don't feel fast enough because it's early in the morning, ... I wasn't nervous about it, but during the match I felt that I didn't move that well and she just put a lot of pressure on me.