131 Quotes by Elena Dementieva

It was a very close match, so even though she had a match point, I never gave up. I was just going for the winner.

It was an added motivation. I was happy when I found out I would be playing her.

I told Martina that I just seem to have one good day per week, otherwise I'd be No. 1 already. This kind of match really gives me a lot of confidence.

It's an old story now and we should stop talking about it. She beat me that day because she was the best player, full stop.

It's not my victory. It's a team effort. All the girls played their part.

For me, it's a great challenge to play against young Russians, ... With Vera, we never played each other before, but we know each other very well. It was very interesting to play and to see who's coming up and what kind of game she has.

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's hard to say (if she would be able to be among the top-10 by the end of the year). She has everything to do it. But I don't know how soon can she be on the top.

It's been a long time I could finish the match like that in less than an hour. I was feeling very confident with every shot that I was making.