DEMENTIEVA BEATS CAPRIATI TO ADVANCE TO HER FIRST US OPEN WOMANS FINAL

Actor Joe Pesci was on hand to watch Jennifer Capriati's defeat in 3 sets to Elena Dementieva. Elena Dementieva (RUS) advances to her first womans final at the US Open in Flushing, New York on September 10, 2004. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo) .

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