Rain, rain, go away, won't you come back another day. Sadly, Elena Dementieva won't be able to see another rainy day in Cincinnati.
The third-seeded Russian lost in straight sets to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-1, 6-3, yesterday. It was another early loss for Dementieva who earlier this year was looking quite good.
“I had nothing to lose,” Pavlyuchenkova said. “I just wanted to enjoy the match, give her a good game and focus on the future. I’ve had a lot of chances in my other matches against her, but on the deciding points, I would go for it and rush. This time, I tried to not make the same mistake and be more consistent. She didn’t really start well, and I tried to take advantage.”
Dementieva said the loss was one of her worst losses because she just couldn't get into the games.
“I just felt like I wasn’t into the game,” she said. “My concentration wasn’t there. I just wasn’t ready 100 percent.”