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Dementieva wins women's singles tennis gold
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-17 16:53
Elena Dementieva defeated Dinara Safina 2-1 in an all-Russian final to win the women's singles tennis gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday.
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Elena Dementieva of Russia returns the ball to her compatriot Dinara Safina during their women's singles final tennis match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 17, 2008. [Agencies]
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Dementieva scored a 3-6, 7-5 and 6-3 victory for the top honour.
Earlier, Vera Zvonareva ensured a clean sweep of medals for Russia by beating Chinese Li Na 6-0 and 7-5 in the bronze medal match.