Elena Dementieva Quotes (66 Quotes)

I know this girl. I think she has a difficult situation.

We're not afraid because we're used to playing away. It's a great stadium and we're looking forward to playing there.

I'm happy to have played such a good game in the final. I played very solid today and I hope this will give me confidence for the rest of the season.

So when I saw that we'd played just 35 minutes and I was a set and 4-0, I thought, that's not enough.

That means a lot to me. She's the No. 1 player in the world. It makes me feel that I can compete against such good players and I can achieve my goal to be No. 1 one day. Playing against Lindsay here in New York with the crowd support for her...it wasn't an easy match. I think that I could stay true and finish that well, it really meant a lot to me.

Do you know that Russian girl Dementia or something like that Her serve is no more powerful than mine.

She mixed it up with her serve very well and I couldn't break her. She has a great serve, a very solid game, all she needs is to move like she did today. She could be in the top five.

I usually play three sets. And to win the first set and lead 4-0 in the second in such a short period of time, I felt like something was wrong. I just suddenly lost my concentration and aggressiveness.

I just had a feeling I was playing against the wall. She was playing every single ball back to me. She was so patient on the court.

I had a very slow start and it was a tough match, she's a very talented young player and it's not easy to play against her, so I was very happy that I was able to win this match.

I have played Mary a couple of times before but right now she is a completely different player,

I feel like I never play well here.

You've no idea what I've been through these past few days,

You can change the game around by playing an unbelievable point or return but taking a 12-minute timeout, I don't think it was fair play,

It was an added motivation. I was happy when I found out I would be playing her.

It was very difficult to play today. I think Maria was able to handle the situation and play with the wind better.

She was very aggressive from the first ball. She moved me around very well. I was playing kind of defensive all the time and that's what I don't like to do.

I needed a change, ... There were mental and technical things that she could no longer help me with. We had a very good time together and she really helped with certain parts of my game, but it was finished.

The first set was quite good but I could have played a little better in the second,

I've never seen such a long break. I didn't think it was a fair play. You know, if that's the only way she can beat me -- I mean, it's up to her. I just don't think it's fun for the players, or the crowd, to see someone lying down for 12 minutes.

I'm a very slow starter. I usually start to play better when I am in trouble and that's what happened today.

I was trying to play aggressively, trying to play my game. I had a feeling like I had nothing to lose. I didn't feel any pressure before the match. I just played aggressively and solidly today.

She played well in the first two sets, ... I just continued to play the same game in the third set and remain aggressive. The plan was to run Pierce all over the court as we thought that I was the stronger player physically.

The players want to help raise the profile of Fed Cup, and I am looking forward to making my own suggestion for the look of the court.

It was another Williams today. She was playing different tennis today.

She had a match point, but I never give up, ... You just go for it.

The idea is to win tournaments. But I'm satisfied with the aggressive way I'm playing. I moved her around the court very well.

I don't think there was one particular game that changed anything. I just don't think it was my day today.

I don't think I can change anything in my game, ... I feel disappointed with this loss, but at the same time I know how well I can play. It wasn't my day (Thursday) and she was playing unbelievably well. It's more than two days before I'll play my first match in the U.S. Open so I'll be OK.

I just feel like I'm a very slow starter. I usually start to play well when I'm in trouble, like happened today when I was one-set, one-love down. I just started to play a little bit more aggressively.

I'm just so happy. I was just trying to get Los Angeles, and I knew I just had to get that one win, ... I decided to come to this event because I didn't want to have any regrets, and I'm glad I made that decision. Now, I'm going to Los Angeles.

I played her a couple of times before, but right now, she is a completely different player. She has such a solid game. She moves much better. She really improved a lot the last two years.

I play her so many times. I remember my first time playing in New York in Madison Square Garden, first round. When I saw the draw, I was almost like crying. I said, 'Ma, I want to go home.

It's really a great start to the year no matter whether it's an exhibition or not. I was trying to play my best and I really did it.

Martina is a good player and it's exciting to see her back. But that doesn't mean I won't be playing and I'll do everything possible to beat her.

I had a feeling I'm playing against a wall. She was playing every single ball back to me and she was moving great. She likes to hit flat, she stayed aggressive, she was patient, she was waiting for my mistakes. The whole match, so consistent.

I was glad that I could change the match around after that bad first set, ... She was playing like she had nothing to lose, which makes it hard because she really went for winners and was so aggressive. I really wanted to play her again after losing to her last week.

If she played it would make our team even stronger but I don't think she has such a desire,

I arrived from Tokyo on Monday evening and I'm glad I got to play in the morning today, because I really want to go to bed now, the time difference is really starting to hit me.

When you play a tiebreaker, you don't have time to think of anything, ... You have to go for your shots because one shot can make such a difference. That's the kind of shot that can break an opponent.

This was the best match I ever played. For me, Kim is the best player in the world -- this will give me confidence for the future.

Taking the 12-minute timeout, I don't think was fair play, ... But she could do it by the rules.

I think she's emotional but she doesn't show you her emotion on the court. I'm sure she can be nervous. She can be nervous but she doesn't like to show you.

I haven't set any big goals for myself this year. I just want to increase the level of my game. I am trying to get a better serve. I know that can help me win a big title.

There were some great rallies and I think the crowd really enjoyed the match.

To play at 10 o'clock, that means you have to wake up at 6 and when you go for your warm-up you don't feel fast enough because it's early in the morning, ... I wasn't nervous about it, but during the match I felt that I didn't move that well and she just put a lot of pressure on me.

Kim is not ranked number one on the world but for me at the moment she is the best player on the tour. It's like she's all over the place all the time. But it will be great to play her.

It's been a long time I could finish the match like that in less than an hour. I was feeling very confident with every shot that I was making.

She didn't participate for two years. She was telling the captain she was going to play but she hasn't. So I don't think she wants to play.

I felt like it was a very close match. We know each other very well and it was just a question of a couple of points who was going to be the winner today.