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Elena Dementieva of Russia celebrates after winning her fourth round match with Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the French Tennis Open in Paris on June 2, 2008. The seventh-seeded Dementieva defeated Zvonareva
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Russian tennis star Elena Dementieva at the 2005 Acura Classic, La Costa, California Stock Photo - Alamy
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