DOHA, Qatar, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Defending champion Venus Williams entered the semifinals Friday when Elena Dementieva lost at the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships at Doha, Qatar.
Dementieva, the fifth-seed and reigning Summer Olympics gold medalist, lost 6-3, 6-2 to fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, the third seed, 6-3, 6-2 and was eliminated from the round-robin event.