Why go on? The match of the tournament has already been played. I doubt that anything in the female precinct will top a second rounder sure to glisten and bounce about in my neural mush for years. That was Wednesday’s triumphant hello-again for the ex-champ Justine Henin, her 7-5, 7-6 (8-6), victory over Elena Dementieva, a fireworks display that lasted almost 3 … [Read more...] about A SECOND ROUNDER TO REMEMBER, BETTER THAN MOST TITLE BOUTS
Elena Dementieva
THANK-YOU’S FROM HER COMPATRIOTS
NEW YORK – People say, “Thank you!” Elena Dementieva doesn’t know them. They are strangers, but they know her: Olympic gold medalist in tennis. She encountered them during the one day she had at home, Moscow, on the way to Flushing Meadow from Beijing. “You know, when you win a tournament, or a big match, people will say, congratulations, or well done,” says the tall, … [Read more...] about THANK-YOU’S FROM HER COMPATRIOTS