Tennis: Elena Dementieva Through To Second Round Of Australian Open
January 20th 2009 14:29
In-form Russian Elena Dementieva has survived a two-hour battle to win through to the second round of the Australian Open. The No 4 seed took three sets to defeat German Kristina Barrois 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 6-1.
Dementieva went into the Open as the hottest player on tour, with wins in both the lead-up events in Auckland and Sydney.
But she was forced to fight back from two service breaks down in the opening set to take it in a tiebreaker, before losing her way with a series of wild returns in the second set.
The 27-year-old regained her focus to whip through the deciding set, propelled by two early service breaks, and scraped through to the next round.
AAP
Dementieva went into the Open as the hottest player on tour, with wins in both the lead-up events in Auckland and Sydney.
But she was forced to fight back from two service breaks down in the opening set to take it in a tiebreaker, before losing her way with a series of wild returns in the second set.
The 27-year-old regained her focus to whip through the deciding set, propelled by two early service breaks, and scraped through to the next round.
AAP
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