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

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.

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 ...

Dementieva would not elaborate, saying the details were private, but added, "Of course I would like to have a family, children. That was one of the main reasons for my decision." ...

PARIS — From Moscow to Paris, from playing for pizza to contesting for the grand prize at a Grand Slam tournament. Elena Dementieva and Anastasia Myskina each is 22 years old. As kids, they once ...

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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 ...