Sam defeats Dementieva-achieves best ever Roland Garros result

Sam defeats Dementieva-achieves best ever Roland Garros result

30 May 2009

Sam has defeated Russia's Elena Dementieva 6-3 4-6 6-1 to advance to the fourth round at the French Open. Refreshed and composed, Sam dominated play early and took out the opening set by employing a smart service strategy, which Elena struggled to counteract. The second set was tighter, with Dementieva regaining confidence and eventually taking it out 6-4. The third set was all Sam, dominating from the start to finish, and thus progressing to the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time....More reports to follow.

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  • Sally
    Oh yes Miss Stosur is through to the Quarters!!! Bring it on - great performance Sam!!! Well done!!! :) Shame this one wasn't on telly!!!
  • tom/bec/jo/mo
    61 62 yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
  • tom/bec/jo/mo
    3 mps on own serve, come on
  • moca plus posse
    mp no 1 :( mp no 2 :( mp no 3 oh crap it :( mp no 4 :( mp no 5 bloody hell :( mp no 6 come on samson, no maybe not :(
    this game is longer than first set. I say serve it out...yes good option sam 5-2 now serving
  • moca plus posse
    5-1 what a shouty come on that was, i do apologise for my loudness
  • moca plus posse
    come on sammy! ooo 4-1 in the bag. woohoo and thats another couple of days we're gonna have to stay in paris
    :) :) :)
    WORLD DOMINATION I RECKON
  • tom/bec/jo/mikey
    crusty took out jankovic :) we'll have to stay a few more days for sams next match, prov this is a win, this trip was meant to be 2 days, its now 8, soon to be 10 :)
  • tom/bec/jo/mikey
    and a brk 1st game, go the sto
  • tom/bec/jo/mikey
    lets go sammy 5-1, serving for it. lol where was razzano standing for that serve, ha ha. 6-1 COME ON!
  • Firman
    Play well the rest of the tournament and good luck!!!!
  • tommy +3
    mmmmm :) good seats! have we paid for any tickets yet, erm no.
    come on sam, you can deffo do this :)
    sammy no sunnies, how rare, yet good for a change
  • tommy/bec/jo/mikey
    come on del potro, flush the french out of centre ct.
    :)
  • jonas + 3 currently without ti
    gd luck samson, we need tsonga to lose to have a better chance of getting good lower tickets, none of those crap upper ones, as voices already gone a bit from demented match and sodapops too :)
  • Coby
    Way to go, Sammy . . . awesome stuff!! Very proud to be one of your fans!

    I saw with my own eyes in Key Biscayne what you can do when you play with confidence, so this is no surprise. Keep believing in your game and in yourself, and you'll do just fine.

    Good luck against Virginie on Monday!!

    Paris, Chatrier, Round of 16 . . . savor the moment, Sam. You can do it!!
  • Sally
    All the best for tomorrow Sam - reckon it's gonna be a tough one but no pressure on you and you certainly have the game to win!!! As ever BELIEVE in yourself - we all do - we know you can do it!!!
  • tommy +3
    soda!!!!!!!!!! tikets would be easier to get if del potro beats tsonga :)

    now we need a sammy win tomorrow. go sammy! bd luck in dbles earlier today
  • jonas :)
    yessssss sodapops! u've done sweden proud! samson last match on centre tomorrow, we will get into that i reckon! gd luck sam :)
  • Trevor
    Absolutely fantastic yesterday!! Keep going you have it in you to win it this year!!! This could be your best year yet! Looking forward to seeing you at Wimbledon!
  • jonas :)
    i think we should have asked for tix this morning for this centre match, when we had the chance. Go sodapops!
  • glad i wore swedish shirt toda
    go the soda pops vs nadal! our only swedish hope! and glad to see squeaky is getting a beatdown from vika/shrieka
  • moca +2 and 1 napping
    noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 64 75 :(
  • moca +2 and 1 napping
    oh crap it, zheng and wing have broken back for 2-3 serving
  • moca +2 and a half
    stubsur just lost 1st set after regaining 1brk, 6-4. fightback continues in the 2nd set, up a brk 2-0 and serving. go girls
  • Sally
    Go Sammy, go Sammy, go!!! Bit late in writing this but good luck in the doubles - think you're due on court right now!
  • Peter
    WTG SAMMY!!!

    Great win against an obviously well established player like Lena... Keep it up and GL against Razzano (Mayby your first QF in a GS!!!)
  • Yuki
    Well Done Sammy! I got to see the second set today and I could see A HUGE difference in your game and thought you were more way more consistent! There were also a lot of very impressive volleys too! I know you can beat Virginie AND Tathiana-we all beleive in you-hopefully you can get to the QFs!
  • maite
    CONGRATULATIONS SAM!!!!
    it was a great match!!!
    Keep winning! You can do it!!!

    Good Luck!
    Love you
  • Sten82
    Well done Sam! It was a nice victory.Good luck against Razzano.
  • Sabine
    Hi Sam,

    you played an excellent game against Dementieva. I wish you as well an awesome match in the round of the final 16.

    Grettings from Sabine in Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Susie France
    You played really well today. What a serve! Good luck in the next round.
  • Jane Daniels
    Great playing Sam!!!

    Good luck and have fun the rest of the tournament.

    Jane and Bill Daniels and a bunch of your Harbour Island fans.
  • Sam
    Well done Sam. They showed the second and third set on the television and you played fantastic out there. Good chance for the semis I believe. You are the most aggressive player out there so you have an advantage. Just keep the serve going in and who knows Serena Williams in the semis.
  • Phil
    GREAT MATCH SAMMY. She is believing in herself YAY!!!!! Great attitude from Sammy in the entire match. If Sam plays Garbin then it will be pretty much like playing Schiavone again. Razzano will be a harder test but Clay isn't her best surface.
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