Top seed Elena Dementieva set up her 14th rivalry with No. 5 seed on Amelie Mauresmo, as the Russian won her second round match in straight sets to Argentine Gisela Dulko.
Dementieva, the gold medalist in this year's Olympics, easily won to Dulko, 62 62.
"Gisela's a good player; we've played lots of times before and I went onto the court very focused," Dementieva said. "I just tried to move her around and play aggressively, and I think I did that quite well."
"She has a very special game, lots of variety in her shots and I think the surface really suits her, so it's going to a tough match," observed Dementieva of the former world No.1 Mauresmo, with whom she shares a decade-long rivalry. The Russian won their most recent encounter, at Stuttgart 12 months ago, but Mauresmo holds an 8-5 head-to-head lead.
"She has a very special game, lots of variety in her shots and I think the surface really suits her, so it's going to a tough match," observed Dementieva of the former world No.1 Mauresmo, with whom she shares a decade-long rivalry. The Russian won their most recent encounter, at Stuttgart 12 months ago, but Mauresmo holds an 8-5 head-to-head lead.
The only other winner of the day was No. 7 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues, who prevailed against Catalina Castano in three sets, 62 46 75.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Singles - Second Round
(1) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 62 62
(5) Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 63 61
(7) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. (Q) Catalina Castaño (COL) 62 46 75
(1) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 62 62
(5) Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 63 61
(7) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. (Q) Catalina Castaño (COL) 62 46 75
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