WIMBLEDON

June 24, 2005

Elena Dementieva

Q. The first set was interesting with the serves, wasn't it? Nobody could really seem to hold serve.

ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I think that was pretty tough condition to play, you know. It was very windy on the court and I thought that, you know, it comes, the rain. And that was kind of difficult. But I think my serve was pretty good today - much better than the previous match. And, you know, just feel like finally I've got my confidence on my serve.

ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I was working with him last week and here as well, and he helped me a lot with my serve. I was very pleased that he was working with me because I think he had the best serve on the tour. You know, it's just so simple -- it looks so simple when he does it. You know, he left already, unfortunately for me, but I'm always thinking what he told me to do on the court, and I hope to work with him again.

ELENA DEMENTIEVA: For me, yeah. I feel more confident, you know. Even if I'm doing -- if I do double-faults, you know, I feel like I'm doing the right thing and I'm trying, you know. It's kind of difficult to change your serve, you know, just a week before the Grand Slam. But, you know, I really like my new serve.

ELENA DEMENTIEVA: No, he said that I don't need to. He said everything is okay, you know, just a couple thing that we are working on. He think that, you know, one day can be my weapon. All I need -- you know, it just takes some time, you know, and to believe in myself and to get my confidence. Because the motion, it's pretty good.

ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, after French Open final last year, I think I didn't have enough time to prepare myself for the grass season. And, you know, this time, you know, I'm just happy that I'm able to play because just a couple days ago I didn't know if I could do it because of my arm injury. You know, I'm just so happy that my shoulder is getting better. And, you know, I'm just, you know, trying to play - maybe not my best tennis but, you know, every time it looks like it's getting better.

ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Myskina or Jankovic, yeah.

ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I mean, with Myskina, we play lots of time. You know, I think last time she beat me. And it's gonna be -- it's always interesting for me to play against her because we know each other very well. It's always a battle against us, and it's gonna be a fight, you know. But I've never been in the quarterfinals here, so that's what I'm looking for, and I'll try to play my best.