Dementieva, who matched Williams' total of 11 double faults, sighed when asked about the problem.
"I don't like the question," she said. "Everybody is asking me about my serve. If you want to be a champion, it's not about your serve, it's about your whole game. I want to play, no matter how good my serve."
Dementieva won a 21-shot rally to start the tiebreaker and belted a ferocious forehand to reach match point. Williams then dumped Dementieva's 63mph serve into the net, and the Russian celebrated with curtsies to all four sides of the stadium.
"From the beginning of the match," Dementieva said, "I had the feeling that I'm in good shape and I have a chance to beat her."
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