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Exhibition match, Friday Nov. 21, 2008, in Baltimore



Hey, dude. Thanx for the pix!
If I'd had any idea this charity event was coming up, I would've made a search for Baltimore TV portals. So, Elena won 64 64. Cool. Don't see the doubles outcome. (Girls paired with Orioles baseball players Garrett Olsen & Adam Jones in a doubles match.)
Y'know, there are many things I admire about Elena, but I'm gonna drop all couth for a second and state outright, Gawd, I love her a$$! lol!
http://www.middlestates.usta.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=6622551&iNewsCat=%3CCAT%3E
2008 Olympic Women's Tennis Singles Gold Medalist, Elena Dementieva, will compete head-to-head against world’s No. 1, Serena Williams, at the PNC Tennis Classic presented by The Baltimore Sun, it was announced by Tournament Chairman and Founder, Pam Shriver.
Dementieva, currently ranked No. 4 in the world, will play in the Tennis Classic Feature Singles match in a “Battle of Olympic Gold Medal Champions” against Williams who teamed with sister Venus to capture the 2008 Olympic Women’s Tennis Doubles Gold Medal in Beijing.
The 23rd annual Pam Shriver Charity Tennis Classic will be held at Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena on Friday, November 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. for the benefit of the Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF). Net proceeds from the Tennis Classic are distributed to children’s charities under the guidance of the BCF. Since 1986, over $4 million has been raised and distributed to many of the area’s needy non-profits.
Dementieva, already with two 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour titles, boasts an impressive 46-13 record, including two narrow losses in the semi-finals at both Wimbledon and this year’s US Open. She has been one of the steadiest and most productive players on the Tour amassing over $10 million in career earnings while consistently ranking in the world’s Top Ten in the last five years. In 2004, she barely missed winning her first Grand Slam major with close defeats in the finals at Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows. Along with capturing the 2008 Olympic Tennis Gold Medal in Beijing, she also earned an Olympic Tennis Silver Medal at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
The PNC Tennis Classic presented by The Baltimore Sun is played to benefit the Baltimore Community Foundation. Proceeds from the PNC Tennis Classic are received by the Tennis Classic Fund, one of more than 500 charitable funds administered by BCF. BCF raises, manages and distributes funds for charitable purposes in the Greater Baltimore region. With assets of $194 million, BCF distributed $30 million in 2007 to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in the Baltimore region and beyond. BCF invites donors to Invest in Baltimore through its civic agenda, which combines economic development with poverty reduction by making strategic investments in the areas of human services, youth, education, transportation, neighborhoods, diversity, environment, arts and culture, and promoting Baltimore.