Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships played Feb. 15-22, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with a win over No. 21 ranked Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain.
Dementieva had a 1st-round BYE, then defeated No. 27 ranked Sybille Bammer of Austria 75-62 in the 2nd round.
In the quarterfinals, Dementieva ran into No. 5 ranked Venus Williams of the USA. Williams won the match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
This is the 1st out of 5 tournaments that Dementieva has not reached at least the semifinals. She is having a good year. I look for that to continue.
