Elena Dementieva's Yonex outfit for the 2008 US Open will be denim-based.

Denim looked great on Serena Williams, but we'll see how Elena will work it. (source: Throw Up the Deuce)

Seed No.16 Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic and fifth seed Elena Dementieva of Russia were downed in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

Vaidisova was defeated by Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama 6-3 3-6 6-2, while Dementieva lost to Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 6-4 6-2.

Sugiyama dropped the first three games of the first set, then won eight straight against Vaidisova. Dementieva, who was competing for the first time since losing in Wimbledon semis, was broken five times by Cibulkova and won only 47% of her service points. (sources: CBS, BBC; photos: Getty Images)

Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Aleksandra Wozniak, Dominka Cibulkova, Vera Zvonareva, and the trio of Elena Vesnina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva attended the Rogers Cup fashion show in Montreal. Read more »

Defending champion Venus Williams has reached the Wimbledon final for the seventh time after a confident 6-1 7-6(3) victory over fifth seed Elena Dementieva.

Dementieva was overpowered from the beginning, being broken right away in the first game, plus two times later on, and was no match for the fast-serving Williams in the opening set. The second set was a closer affair with Dementieva giving more resistance and forcing a tiebreak. However, the four-time Wimbledon champion earned three successive match points in the tiebreak and defeated the Russian on the first one.

Seventh-seeded Williams will play either her sister Serena or Chinese phenomenon Zheng Jie in the championship match. (photo: Getty Images)

Venus Williams stays on course for a fifth Wimbledon title reaching the semifinals where she'll meet Elena Dementieva.

Fifth seed Elena Dementieva moved into the semifinals beating fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 6-1 6-7 (6-8) 6-3. Seventh seed Venus Williams advanced to the final four with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Grand Slam quarterfinal debutante Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn, who thrashed Jelena Jankovic in the fourth round.

Dementieva raced to win the first set 6-1 against Petrova and led 5-1 in the second but let the lead slip and needed a third set. Williams never looked in danger of falling victim to Tanasugarn, but nor did she really hit the heights.

Williams leads head-to-head record against Dementieva 5-2, but they have never before met on grass. (source: BBC, photos: Getty Images)