Dementieva earns berth
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ByEurosport
Published 04/11/2005 at 18:07 GMT
Russia's Elena Dementieva earned last WTA Championship slot coming back from a set down to beat Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic 4-6 6-0 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Philadelphia Championships. That also means American Venus Williams is out of the year
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Dementieva raced back from a set down to knock out the 30-year-old veteran, who beat the Russian last week in Linz.
After dropping the first set, the fourth-seeded won 10 straight games to seal the game in a little less than two hours.
Dementieva will next face Russian compatriot Nadia Petrova for a place in the final.
The 6th seed struggled in both set to take the best of Martina Sucha 7-5 7-6(7-5). The Slovak made a critical unforced error at 5-5 in the tie break to give Petrova the lead and then the match on a winning serve.
Also on Friday, Czech rising star Nicole Vaidisova crushed American veteran Lisa Raymond 6-4 6-1 and will meet the winner of the night session match between twice defending champion Amelie Mauresmo and American Mashona Washington.
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD SET
The eight qualifiers for the prestigious season-ending are Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, Mary Pierce, Amélie Mauresmo, Patty Schnyder , Nadia Petrova and Elena Dementieva.
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