Dementieva, the gold medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games, won to Sorana Cirstea in straight sets, 62 62.
"I was aggressive from the beginning till the end," Dementieva said. "She's a very good player, and I knew she likes to go after the ball as well, so I tried to dictate all the time to keep her on the defence. It worked out well, and I'm glad to be able to save some energy for the final."
Cirstea agreed with Dementieva's assessment of the match. "She started very quick and I lost my rhythm a bit at the start, and that was important," the Romanian said. "I tried to get back into the match but she didn't give me too many free points. I had to fight for everything, then maybe sometimes I risked too much. Today just wasn't my day, but I was playing a great player and I learnt a lot."
No. 4 seed Wozniacki had a much tougher semifinal match, as she won in tough three sets to No. 6 seed Li Na, 76(1) 36 62.
"In the third set I started from 0-0 in my mind; I knew I had to fight really hard for every point," Wozniacki recalled. Li kept going for the lines and forging her way to the net, often to good effect, but she later admitted to missing "too many easy balls".
"It's going to be a tough match," said the world No.16 of the prospect of a final against Dementieva. "She's had a great year. We played at the Olympics, but I learnt from that and I'm going to do the best I can."
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Singles - Semifinals
(1) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (8) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 62 62
(4) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (6) Li Na (CHN) 76(1) 36 62
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