Not much to say about this match, clearly showed Serena felt more like heading to Melbourne and having some extra rest, so she really didn’t put up a huge fight, but anyway it’s a wise decission and it will certainly pay off at the AO2009, and a SF result is not that bad 
RESULT : SF Elena Dementieva d. (1) Serena Williams 63 61
What an incredible start for Elena Dementieva, she seriously has worked on a lot of things lately, that serve, has become a lot better, she really knows now how to hit it harder and make it a bit more effective than before, she nearly doesn’t hit double faults anymore. Given that I think Elena will become a main contender during 2009, if she manages to keep herself focused and mentally tough.
Anyway she kinda destroyed Elena Vesnina in the final. Heavy throphy btw.
FINAL : Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 64 61
Today, Is clearly not my best day, and certainly not Serena’s. After starting very fierce and focused to obtain a 3-0 lead, Dementieva was able to get her first game, to come back to 3-1. But it didn’t help much, since serena took the first set 6-3 in 30 min.
The second set, Serena started a bit nervous, but held tough to earn a 4-2 lead. However, after that, she completely went out of control to lose the set with 4-6.
The 3rd set was one big mess, Serena Williams, the far superior player of the 2, wasn’t able to do anything right, to fall behind 5-0. She then regrouped to hold, and break back, saving a few matchpoints along the way. But in the end Double-Fault-Queen-Dementieva, was extremly lucky in the end to serve out the match.
Oh well, sometimes Dementieva needs to be lucky, but seriously, Serena Williams should have won it and sent her home with 2 sets, but no worries, she’ll crash out tomorrow, big time ! 
And also, Chinese lines men/women are extremely blind and shouldn’t be used in any tournament, because their eyes are too small, and they can’t see accurate at all! This was easy to be seen on the television, since many balls landed inches behind the baseline !!!!!!!!!
Elena Dementieva d. Serena Williams 36 64 63 in 2h05.
After starting the match with a high tempo and directly breaking Alizé Cornet, she went into a games losing streak, she broke her racquet along the way, and was able to get back to 3-5, but eventually lost the set by 6-3.
In the next set Serena Williams started with a revenge of winners, and hardly losing any points on serve, she was able to serve out that set by 6-3. She only lost 2 points on her 1st serve, and hitted 3 aces.
The third set was a bit mixed, with Serena perfectly serving, but making a lot more errors on the return games. Alizé Cornet was getting frustrated and tired in the end, shouting a few ” merde “ swears right up in the air. Serena won the match when Alizé Cornet hitted a forehand long.
[4] Serena Williams d. [15] Alizé Cornet 36 63 64 in 1h54.
Detailed stats of the match can be found here.
Next up, Serena Williams will face Elena Dementieva.
