I think Daniela lost the momentum when they were given the 10 minute heat rule. She had just won the 2nd set and then the heat delay meant it was a race to one set and Dementieva was able to regroup. Had it been a match where the heat rule wasn't taken into affect, I think Daniela's winning momentum would have been there as Elena serve was tiring. I'm pleased though that it wasn't a simliar scoreline to the last 3-4 meetings. 62, 64 etc..and i'm glad Daniela was angry with herself and isn't content to just take a set off a top 5 player. I think Dementieva was a little more consistent in her groundstokes and coped better with the heat. However, I am suprised Daniela changed to a darker colour top for the final set as that would have felt hotter on her skin compared with the white one.

One thing i'm really glad about is how much support she is getting from the top coaches. They all seem desperate for her to do well. It's great to have so much support around you. I just hope with all this advice and help from different people, it's not confusing for Daniela...as different coaches have different ideas and too many different pointers may lead to indecision on the court. At the moment though it seems to be paying off.

If anyone has recorded the 1st two sets when they were showing it, PLEASE ( I beg) upload them or give me a link... many thanks!

With regards Melbourne, I think Daniela can't really avoid a difficult draw being ranked in the 20-24 bracket of the seeding. Her 3rd round opponent will almost certainly be very tough. The only person I think Daniela will have a really good chance of beating is Bartoli.

I will cry if she gets Sharapova or Clijsters 3rd round and Serena in 4th round. (A bit like 2006)

However, Daniela at the moment is certainly capable of causing an upset, but of course there are some dangerous floaters (WC'S) too in the draw, so even 3rd round may not be a given...sorry for rambling but i hate these last days leading up to the draw..it's a scary few days of worrying....

Too bad Daniela lost today, but seems like it was a good match of her.
At least she has now some days off to prepare for the AO next week.

Somehow I have a good feeling for the AO. At least a 4r finish I hope, but first lets wait for the draw.

Azarenka is certainly getting some pre-AO practice in: three matches so far, nine sets, 88 games...

yup. Almost cruised too much against Cibulkova with 4-0 lead and a chance for a 5-0 lead in the 3rd set. Served for the match 3 times before the 7-5 victory. Why does my faves always insist on givng me heart attacks

WOW
Dementieva won against the nr2 in the world 63 62 . Now she won against the nr7 63 61. I do believe that Daniela played AWESOME and was the only until now to take a set from her , that must help Daniela and her confidence .