... dinner." Serena went on Centre Court first and came within a point of losing to Beijing Olympics gold medalist Elena Dementieva before grunting and grinding her way to a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 victory that lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes longer ...

... 3 Venus gets by No. 1 Dinara Safina of Russia in Thursday's semifinals, and No. 2 Serena eliminates No. 4 Elena Dementieva of Russia, the siblings would meet Saturday in their second consecutive final at the All England Club and fourth ...

... quit with a thigh injury. Williams' younger sister, Serena, herself a two-time Wimbledon champion, and No. 4 Elena Dementieva were never challenged in their straight-set victories. One surprising run ended in the fourth round. Melanie ...

... Razzano now meets Schiavone; Petrova meets No. 8 Victoria Azarenka, who defeated No. 28 Sorana Cirstea; and No. 4 Elena Dementieva faces unseeded Elena Vesnina, who beat No. 14 Dominika Cibulkova 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Cibulkova took a step ...

... Williams sisters Venus needed three sets, Serena two No. 5 Jelena Jankovic, No. 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova and No. 4 Elena Dementieva, who advanced when Jelena Dokic stopped playing because of a bad back while leading 6-2, 3-4. "I really don ...

... doesn't change anything." Two high-seeded women joined Djokovic on the way out of the tournament, with No. 4 Elena Dementieva beaten by No. 30 Samantha Stosur 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, and No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki losing to unseeded Sorana ...

... Mauresmo, No. 2 Serena Williams vs. Daniela Hantuchova, No. 3 Venus Williams vs. No. 13 Ana Ivanovic, No. 4 Elena Dementieva vs. Elena Vesnina, No. 8 Victoria Azarenka vs. No. 10 Nadia Petrova, No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki vs. Sabine ...

... the Wimbledon women's title after overcoming a match point, having done so in the semifinals on Thursday against Elena Dementieva. The only other player to do it was Venus, who saved a match point in the 2005 final against Lindsay Davenport ...

... Katarina Srebotnik beat her 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-3. "It can happen with everyone," said Olympic champion Elena Dementieva, who moved into the fourth round. Novak Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic and Nikolay Davydenko also won during the day ...

... Djokovic said. Second-seeded Roger Federer and No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko later in the day. Earlier, fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva reached the semifinals, beating No. 15 Patty Schnyder 6-2, 6-3 in another one of tennis' most-played matchups ...