Elena Dementieva of Russia celebrates after defeating Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan during Day 1 of the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Monday.
Dementieva defeated Amanmuradova 6-4, 7-5.
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The Russian fifth seed saved two set points in the second set before clinching victory in one hour, 28 minutes to set up a second-round match against Pauline Parmentier of France.
Dementieva, the runner-up in 2004, was made to fight all the way by world number 78 Amanmuradova, but one break gave her the first set.
Photographs: Getty Images | Text: Reuters
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