Second round berth for Dementieva Tuesday, January 16, 2001 Roger Gatchalian

Elena Dementieva, seeded for the first tie at a Grand Slam, hadn't lost in the first round at Melbourne Park in two prior visits.

The 19-year-old, who burst to prominence in 2000 to reach the US Open semifinals and Olympic final, cruised past American Lilia Osterloh in less than an hour on Tuesday.

The ninth-seeded Dementieva made her Grand Slam debut at the 1999 Australian Open and since then has played every Grand Slam.

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd - Show Court 2 1 2 3

Elena Dementieva RUS 6 6

vs. Match Statistics

Lilia OsterlohUSA 4 3

Match Facts

·Match duration: 56 minutes

·Dementieva" 82% of first serves in

·Osterloh: won 49% of first serve points

·Dementieva: converted on 5/6 break points

·Dementieva: 28 winners

·Osterloh: hasn't won a main draw match at the Australian Open in three attempts

·Osterloh: reached the fourth round at 2000 Wimbledon and the US Open

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