MOSCOW, August 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Dinara Safina and Yelena Dementyeva will meet on August 17 in the final of women's tennis event of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
Both Russians enjoyed straight sets victories in the semifinals as Dementyeva defeated her compatriot Vera Zvonaryova 6-3, 7-6 and Safina overcame China's Li Na 7-6, 7-5.
Russia's Zvonaryova and China's Na will also compete for the bronze on August 17.
Russia is currently ranked 9th in the overall medal standings with 4 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze medals, while China tops the standings boasting 27 gold, 12 silver and 6 bronze medals.
