No. 4 Dementieva tops Schiavone to reach Wimbledon semis for 2nd year in a row

September 3rd, 2009 Dementieva stunned by American teen OudinNEW YORK — American teenager Melanie Oudin (oo-DAN) has upset No. 4-seeded Elena Dementieva (deh-MENT-yeh-vah) in the second round of the U.S.

July 19th, 2009 Bammer beats Schiavone in Prague Open finalPRAGUE — Sybille Bammer of Austria has beaten top-seeded Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (4), 6-2 to win the Prague Open. Bammer broke Schiavone twice for a 4-0 lead in the first set on Sunday before the Italian rallied tied the score at 5-5.

July 19th, 2009 Schiavone and Bammer in Prague Open finalPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone has outlasted Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in a rain-delayed semifinal at the Prague Open to set up a title match against Sybille Bammer. Schiavone needed more than 2 hours, 30 minutes on Sunday to prevail in windy conditions against the unseeded Bacsinszky.

July 17th, 2009 Top-seeded Schiavone reaches semis at Prague OpenPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone routed Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Prague Open. The 30th-ranked Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last month, will next play either fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain or Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland in one of Saturday's semifinals.

July 2nd, 2009 Serena rallies to advance to Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 and reach the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row. The two-time Wimbledon champion saved a match point with a backhand volley while trailing 5-4 in the third set of Thursday's semifinal.

July 2nd, 2009 Serena saves match point, advances to semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams saved a match point and rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 Thursday, reaching the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row. The two-time Wimbledon champion saved the match point with a backhand volley while trailing 5-4 in the third set.

July 1st, 2009 Murray reaches 1st Wimbledon semifinalWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray has reached his first Wimbledon semifinal after overpowering Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. Murray won the last five games of the match Wednesday to wrap up the win in 1 hour, 41 minutes.

July 1st, 2009 Haas beats Djokovic to reach Wimbledon semisWIMBLEDON, England — Tommy Haas has reached his first Wimbledon semifinal by upsetting No. 4 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3.

June 30th, 2009 Venus, Serena Williams reach Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams are one round away from meeting in another Wimbledon final. Five-time champion Venus overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday, and two-time winner Serena followed her into the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka.

June 30th, 2009 Serena Williams joins Venus in Wimbledon semisWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams is back in the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3. Williams broke the eighth-seeded Azarenka for a 5-3 lead in the second set and then served out the match at love Tuesday, converting her first match point with a forehand winner.

June 30th, 2009 Venus Williams powers into Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Venus Williams overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and move a step closer to another possible championship showdown with sister Serena. Williams, seeking her third straight Wimbledon title, outhit the 14th-ranked Pole from all parts of the court and proved again that she is the dominant female player on grass.

June 29th, 2009 Djokovic beats Sela to reach Wimbledon quartersWIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic has defeated Dudi Sela in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Djokovic won the last four games of the first set before completing a 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 win in 1 hour, 29 minutes.

June 29th, 2009 Dementieva 1st to reach quarterfinals at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva has become the first player to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon after beating fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-3. Dementieva faced little resistance in the first set Monday and never faced a break point in the match.

June 26th, 2009 Sela reaches 4th round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Dudi Sela has become the first Israeli man in 20 years to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. Sela threw his racket in anger after going down a break in the fourth set Friday, but rallied to beat Tommy Robredo of Spain 7-6 (8), 7-5, 2-6, 7-5.

June 18th, 2009 Defending champion Ferrer loses in quartersDEN BOSCH, Netherlands — Ivan Navarro upset defending champion David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2 Thursday in a match between Spaniards to reach the Ordina Open semifinals. Navarro next plays Raemon Sluiter of the Netherlands.