From the PacLife Open: Dementieva hangs on

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Originally uploaded by robynw.

Elena Dementieva finally beat Anastasia Yakimova today, 6-4 3-6 6-3. There is no point in even mentioning Dementieva's serve, because it was crap as usual. Neither player was playing well, and I think I even fell asleep a few times watching this. Luckily, the rain did hold off for the most part during this match, but it would be the last time we saw the sun today. The rain started and all play ended up being rescheduled with the exception of one match that seems destined to be rained out three days in a row (Schuettler).