No. 4 seed, Elena Dementieva, of Russia, has advanced to the fourth round of the 2009 Australian Open. She has lost only one set so far, and has been pushed to only two tie-breaks. In round one, Dementieva defeated No. 88, Kristina Barrois of Germany, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-1. Round two pitted her against No.
Serbian cutie pie, Jelena Jankovic, smiles during a press conference at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia. Jankovic is seeded No. 1 and showed her seeding is well deserved, at least in the opening round. She defeated No. 104 ranked Yvonne Meusburger of Austria , 6-1, 6-3. Jankovic has been working hard to
Russian cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko, hits a shot against Sara Errani of Italy during their match on the opening day of the Australian Open in Melbourne on January 19, 2009. Errani won the match 6-0, 6-4. It was a match-up of two closely ranked players. Kirilenko is ranked No. 30, and Errani is ranked No.
Elena Dementieva celebrates after winning match point against countrywoman Dinara Safina in the finals of the 2009 WTA Medibank International in Sidney Australia on Jan. 11. Dementieva has been pushed to a third set only twice this year through two entire tournaments. She won the ASB Classic without dropping a set. After Safina pushed her
Russian cutie pie, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, made it through to the quarterfinals of the 2009 Moorilla Hobart International being played in Hobart, Australia. In that match, she lost in a close 3-set match to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 6-1, 5-7, 3-6. In reaching the quarterfinals, Pavlyuchenkova had wins over Olivia Rogowska, 6-3, 6-1, and
Serena Williams of the United States reacts during her match against Australia's Samantha Stosur on day one of the Sydney International on January 11, 2009. Williams won that close 3-set match 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5. Williams then went on to defeat Sara Errani of Italy, (6-1, 6-2), and Danish cutie pie, Caroline Wozniacki, in very
Elena Dementieva of Russia has set up a rematch of the Olympic final with fellow Russian Dinara Safina. They are meeting in the championship match of the 2009 Medibank International in Sydney, Australia. Dementieva reached the final with an impressive straight-sets win over the No. 1 seed, Serena Williams, 6-3, 6-1. In the Olympic final,
Caroline Wozniacki, cutie pie from Denmark, advanced to the Quarterfinals of the WTA ASB Classic being held in Auckland, New Zealand. Wozniacki was the 2nd seed in the tournament. She had an easy win over No. 172 ranked Alberta Brianti of Italy, 6-1, 6-0. In the second round, she defeated No. 64 ranked Jill Craybas
Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, holds her trophy after wining the championship match of the 2009 WTA ASB Classic played in Auckland, New Zealand January 5- 11. In the final match, No. 4 ranked Dementieva defeated fellow Russian, No. 63 ranked Elena Vesnina. Dementieva lived up to her No. 1 seeding, never dropping a set
German born cutie pie, Nicole Vaidisova, was beaten out in the second round of the WTA ASB Classic currently under way in Auckland, New Zealand. She is shown here playing a forehand against Elena Vesnina who defeated her. Vaidisova was the 6th seed in the tournament. She had a close 3-set match in the first
