Sony Ericsson Championships
Published:Tuesday | October 27, 2009 | 5:59 PM
Elena Dementieva battled back to beat defending champion Venus Williams on day one of the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha.
The Russian recovered from a set and a break down to win 3-6, 7-6, 6-2 in the first match of the White Group.
In the same group, Serena Williams beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6, 7-5 in the final match of the day.
Belarusian Victoria Azarenka earlier enjoyed a superb debut, beating Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-3 in the Maroon Group.
Caroline Wozniacki and Dinara Safina complete the eight-player field when they meet tomorrow.