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Davenport, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Jankovic win; Chakvetadze upset

ESPN.com news services

Monday, August 25, 2008

NEW YORK -- Coming off winning Olympic gold, Elena Dementieva showed her mettle at the U.S. Open, rallying in the second set Monday to beat Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4, 7-5. Back from Beijing with her gold medal, Dementieva won the final four games. The fifth-seeded Russian was glad to win quickly and give her mind and body a break. "It's very hard not to think about the Olympic Games," Dementieva said. "Very difficult to refocus. I mean, all my thinking is there in Beijing." Former champions Li ...

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