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WTA Berlin - Semi-finals - Women

Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Russian FederationE Dementieva67---
A Ivanovic25---

Elena Dementieva

Nationality RUS
Date of Birth 15/10/1981
Height 1.79 m
Weight 64 kg
WTA Ranking 8
Player Info Right-handed; Two-handed backhand

Ana Ivanovic

Nationality SRB
Date of Birth 06/11/1987
Height 1.83 m
Weight 73 kg
WTA Ranking 2
Player Info Right-handed; Two-handed backhand
 

Live Comments

  1. 7-5 - ...WHICH SHE TAKES WHEN IVANOVIC FIRES WIDE! Good performance from the Russian, who took advantage of an off-colour Ivanovic to move through to the final!

  2. 40-30 - Match point...Ivanovic is so happy as she finally hits successive forehand winners...but Dementieva is relentless, and sets up her first match-point...

  3. 6-5 - Ivanovic calls down her coach in the change of ends...she looks very upset with herself...maybe even a few tears there...she is trying her hardest, but is so frustrated with her form...

  4. 6-5 - More errors from Ivanovic...she goes from set-point to two break-points down...before two fine serves help her to deuce...what a rollercoaster...but Dementieva does break when Ivanovic finds the net...

  5. 5-5 - ...but Dementieva wills herself through...she saves...5-5...

  6. 40-40 - Dementieva looks a little tentative...Ivanovic is so inconsistent at the moment, it is difficult to predict whether it will be a winner or an error off her racquet at the moment...somehow she earns a break and set-point...SAVED!

  7. 4-5 - A really wild forehand from Ivanovic hands her opponent a break point...saved with another flashing forehand from the Serb...and she completes the recovery with a hold...

  8. 4-4 - Dementieva holds to level at 4-4...good game to settle the Russian, who has looked a bit shaky as she looks to get over the line...

  9. 3-4 - And now a brilliant backhand winner helps Ivanovic get her nose in front again...there has been a bit of a shift in momentum here...

  10. 3-3 - Good attacking play from Dementieva as she continues to press, putting pressure on Ivanovic...she is starting to get a little nervy, though...and Ivanovic takes advantage to break back...

  11. 3-2 - Ivanovic almost concedes a clean winner from Dementieva, despite the umpire wanting to come down and have a look at the mark...it's a big move from the Serb, as it came on break point...Dementieva has another break...

  12. 2-2 - Dementieva has spotted that Ivanovic is struggling with her backhand, and is testing it out...she's playing really well, the Russian...she holds to level things up...

  13. 1-2 - Ivanovic's backhand collapses under the pressure from Dementieva...who breaks back immediately...back on serve in the second set...

  14. 0-2 - Now Ivanovic is rolling...she breaks the Russian at the start of the second set...the first time that she has managed to get on top in this match...

  15. 0-1 - Ivanovic seems to have decided to come in to the net a little more...change of tactic perhaps...and it is enough to see her to an opening hold in the second set...

  16. 6-2 - Big serve at 15-30 helps out Demetieva...before an ace sets up set-point...a fine forehand winner from Ivanovic takes it to deuce...but when the Serb fires long, the set is sealed...

  17. 5-2 - Another poor forehand from Ivanovic, and Dementieva has the chance for a double-break...which she takes with a superb couple of forehands...

  18. 4-2 - Ivanovic rather wastes a chance on a second-serve return at 15-30, finding the net with a hard-hit forehand...and Dementieva comes back to hold...Ivanovic will have to take those sorts of chances....

  19. 3-2 - ....both players are going right for the lines...and they need to, because the movement has been so good from the baseline...Ivanovic keeps in touch with another tough hold...

  20. 3-1 - Ivanovic just finds the net a couple of times from the baseline to hands Dementieva the iniative...but Ivanovic finds a couple of forehands to take it to deuce...Dementieva recovers to hold.

  21. 2-1 - Eventually Ivanovic gets on the scoreboard...but it is going to be a tough afternoon for the Serb...Dementieva is hitting the ball really well in the early stages...

  22. 2-0 - A big ace down the middle clinches a hold for Dementieva...her serve has improved out of sight in the last few months...

  23. 1-0 - Ivanovic has struggled this week, but she seems really up for this...she's taken to deuce in her opening service game...and a double-fault means an immediate break for the Russian...

  24. 0-0 - The warm-ups are complete and the match is underway...

  25. - - Hi there; welcome to our coverage of the second semi-final from Berlin...

WTA Race 2008

Points
1 Ana Ivanovic 2761 down
2 Jelena Jankovic 2645 up
3 Serena Williams 2590 up
4 Maria Sharapova 2455 stay
5 Elena Dementieva 2051 up
6 Svetlana Kuznetsova 1821 down
7 Venus Williams 1766 up
8 Agnieszka Radwanska 1727 stay
9 Dinara Safina 1723 stay
10 Vera Zvonareva 1524 up

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