Dementieva eases through (Tennis)

Elena Dementieva maintained her recent run of fine form by cruising into the quarter-finals of the Pacific Open on Thursday.


The third-seeded Russian crushed Alize Cornet 6-0 6-3 to move into the last eight. Dementieva, the world number four, has been on fire of late, advancing to the semi-finals in six of her last eight tournaments. That run includes a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics and finals appearances in Istanbul and Berlin. The
26-year-old took advantage of five double-faults by Cornet, winning the
first career meeting against the Frenchwoman in 69 minutes despite
having play stopped for a short period due to rain. Cornet's
compatriot, Marion Bartoli, also saw her tournament end on Thursday as
she lost 6-2 6-3 to sixth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. Radwanska,
who is making her first career appearance at a WTA event in Japan, next
will face either Russian Nadia Petrova or second seed Ana Ivanovic of
Serbia, who meet later on Thursday.