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Late-comers for tuesday's first match between Elena Dementieva and Meilen
Tu didn't miss out on a lot and were lucky not to freeze like the punctual
part of the audience. It took Dementieva 159 minutes to the defeat the
American player.
This was the first match that Dementieva has played since the 15th of
February and the first that she has won since February 2nd. What was
the reason of such a long break? An odd rib injury. Odd, because Elena
claims that she has broken three of her ribs during... a physical training
session with her new coach. Dementieva complained about severe pain,
but the coach kept telling her that this is what the exercise is about.
In effect, he lost his job, and she - two months worth of practice. And it
could have been even worse. - I kept wondering if I should come back to
competitive tennis. - said the Russian.
During this tough time, Dementieva could count on her friends from the
Tour. They supported her by sending e-mails and text messages. It was a
tough comeback, the Russian felt as if she was a beginner, hitting the ball
against the wall. Playing in a tournament after a long break was even harder
because of the severe wind and light snow, which to everyones surprise,
appeared on the court today.
- When it's this cold, I can feel my broken ribs. It's so nice to sit in a
warm room - said Elena during the press conference. Dementieva was very glad
to win the match today although she is aware that her tennis was rather poor.
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WARSAW, May 1 (Reuters) - Elena Dementieva put retirement thoughts
behind her on Tuesday after overcoming freezing temperatures and
occasional snow flurries to beat American Meilen Tu 6-7 6-0 7-5 at the
Warsaw Cup.
The seventh seeded Russian, playing her first match since February, said
she had considered walking away from the game after suffering a stress
fracture of three ribs while working with a new physical trainer in Moscow.
She felt so out of shape when it was time to begin her comeback that she
considered whether she really wanted to make the effort.
"It was a very disappointing and tough time for me," Dementieva told
reporters. "I couldn't really do anything and it was time for me to think
what I want to do in my life and did I want to come back or do something
else.
"I'm not that young. I'm 25 years old, and when something like that happens
it's really difficult to start practising after not playing for six weeks.
"I was not able to even go for a little run and I completely lost almost
everything. For me it was like starting at the beginning, playing against
the wall on my first practice. It was really difficult."
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