SI.com caught up with Sports Illustrated senior writer Jon Wertheim about Elena Dementieva's sudden retirement following Friday's season-ending loss to Francesca Schiavone at the WTA Championships ...

Anastasia Myskina and Elena Dementieva met as children. At an early age, they took lessons from the mother of 2000 U.S. Open men's champion Marat Safin at a Moscow club. Soon, the two were friends.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Olympic champion Elena Dementieva, who stunned the tennis world by announcing her retirement last week, said starting a family was one of the main reasons for her decision to ...

In an interview with Russian press, Elena Dementieva says "big changes" in ... "Of course I would like to have a family, children. That was one of the main reasons for my decision." ...

Just finished watching Tennis Channel coverage of the season-ending WTA Championships in Doha, and included was the tearful on-court gathering of players who honored Elena Dementieva, the 29-year ...

Elena Dementieva and Anastasia Myskina each is ... Of course, there were many junior events and club matches when they were children at the Spartak club in Moscow. “I can’t remember the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Fourth seed Elena Dementieva handed Italy's Francesca ... 2024 The attacks killed 19 people, including six children, Palestinian health authorities said, ahead of the U.S ...

The 2008 Olympic women's tennis champion, Elena Dementieva, announced her retirement last week. The 29-year-old Russian shocked the tennis world with her announcement, as she is one of the top ...