Lina Krasnoroutskaya


Through Bali to Los Angeles!!By winning the 2nd title of the season yesterday
 in Indonasian Bali, Russian's Elena Dementieva increased her chances for participation
 in the end-of-the-year WTA Championships, which takes place in Los Angeles in November.
Dementieva regularly(??) has been playing on WTA Tour since 1999, but in 4 previous
 seasons she couln't win at least one title. But this year she's already done it twice. 
In Amelia Island in April, and now - in Tier III Bali, a tourny with 225 000 prize money.
(Then there's short description of the final, nothing interesting so I won't translate it,
 OK?  )In about an hour after Dementieva's win, "SportExpress" reporter connected with
 Elena by phone:- All 4 your matches in tournament you won in 2 sets. Can we say, that 
it was an easy win??- No. In Indonesia (it's my first time here, by the way) is really 
hot right now, so it was really hard to play. But I was able to show good tennis.
 The final against Rubin was my best match of the year. I was very agressive from 
the first ball 'til last.- Before this match you lost to her twise this season...
- Even 3 times, once at the exibition tournament. But I have good relationships with
 Chanda, we trained together a couple times in Bali.- At the begginning of this week
in Porche Standings you were the 9th & Rubin is the 8th. Did you passed her now?
- I don't know yet, but I think we stayed where we were. And besides, exept Chanda
I have some other strong rivals (contenders?).- Do you set a goal to get to WTA Champs 
or the Fed Cup final part is more important to you at the end of the season?- Of course,
 I want to play in LA. But the most important thing for me right now is that I caught 
my game again (I got back my game). It allows me to look in the future with optimism.
- I suppose, it feels good to return yourself the title of being Russian #1 again, 
by passing Anastasia Myskina in rankings?- I've never tried to be the Russian #1.
 My goal is to be the best in the world.- What is your impression of Indonasia?
- It's a really a paradise place, where the tourny is held. Our hotel is near ocean,
 and going to the training it was really tempting to go on the beach instead. 
- Last year it was Svetlana Kuznetsova, who won there, now - you...- Interesting, 
I even didn't know, that Sveta won there either last year.- Now you're going to
 prepare for the Kremlin Cup?- From Bali I'm going to Shanhai, where I'll play 
the last hard court open tourny. Then one week I'm resting, and then - Kremlin Cup.