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Odds squarely with the Williams sisters

By Ravi Ubha
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

WIMBLEDON, England -- Did you know that Elena Dementieva is multilingual and owns a Yorkshire terrier named Patrick? Nope, didn't know that. Did you know that Dementieva reached two Grand Slam finals five years ago, falling each time to a fellow Russian? Maybe. Did you know that it was Dementieva who suggested the fix is in when the Williams sisters face off? Well, probably more than the other two. Dementieva, a backcourt grafter with a wonderful smile, reopened Pandora's box last year ...

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