Elena Dementieva, Kim Clijsters to play match in Kings Island fountains

Kim ClijstersElena DementievaWorld number four Elena Dementieva and former top-ranked player Kim Clijsters will play a tennis match Saturday, August 8, in the large water fountains at Kings Island.

"The specially made court will be placed on top of one of the middle fountains which will be turned off so the court can go on top of it," said Kings Island spokesman Don Helbig.

"But the water will be spraying up from the sides around it and behind it down the middle as you go from the front of the fountains to the tower."

Clijsters is making her return to competitive tennis at the Western & Southern Financial Grp Women’s Open which starts August 10. (source: Oxford Press via On the Baseline, photos: Mister-E)

How do WTA players spend their Friday and Saturday nights?

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour asked players whether they go out on Friday and Saturday nights or stay at home.

Alize Cornet is one extreme, watching TV with her parents, while Julie Coin is on the other side, barely remembering one night out in New York. Somewhere in-between are Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Nadia Petrova, Ana Ivanovic, and others.

Heroic characteristics of Dementieva, Williams and Wozniacki

Here are some entertaining videos featuring Elena Dementieva, Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki. The videos are part of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s "Hero Challenge" Campaign.

I bet you want to serve like Elena Dementieva. No, it’s not a joke. Look at this accuracy!

Although I know you have never doubted Venus Williams’ powerful serve – take a look at how she destroys big American football players.

And check out Caroline Wozniacki playing against a pair of men, showing great speed and anticipation.

Elena Dementieva's 2009 US Open Yonex dress

Elena Dementieva

World number four Elena Dementieva is supposed to wear this Yonex dress at the 2009 US Open. The dress is smoke red with white segments and has dual spaghetti straps with cross back.

I hope that in the coming weeks we will learn more about what other players will wear at the final Grand Slam of the year. So far we've seen Ana Ivanovic's adidas dress for the tournament. (source: Tennis Warehouse)

Williams sisters, Safina, Dementieva in Wimbledon 2009 semifinals

Semifinal pairs are set at Wimbledon: twice defending champion Venus Williams will play top seed Dinara Safina, while last year’s finalist Serena Williams will face Elena Dementieva.

Venus Williams at Wimbledon 2009Dinara Safina at Wimbledon 2009

Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams wasted little time in defeating 11th seed Agnieszka Radwanska. Williams raced to a 5-0 lead in 18 minutes and won the first set in just 27 minutes. Radwanska was coping better at the start of the second set and even got to 0-40 in game two, before converting her first chance to break. However, the third-seeded Williams wasn’t really threatened and broke two times in a row to get to 5-2 and soon after she sealed a 6-1 6-2 victory.

World number one Dinara Safina, who is not a fan of grass and has never before went further than the third round at Wimbledon, came back from a set down to overcome unseeded Sabine Lisicki 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1, the winner over ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round. Safina remained on course for a first Grand Slam title, despite her unconvincing game and 15 double faults.

Elena Dementieva at Wimbledon 2009Serena Williams at Wimbledon 2009

Fourth seed Elena Dementieva crushed Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-2 and advanced to the Wimbledon semifinal for the second year in a row. The last to join the semifinalist was second seed Serena Williams who beat eighth seed Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-3.

It's the first time since 2006 that all four top seeded players reached the semifinals. (photos: Life)


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