<p>Dementieva completely outplayed the American world number one, who was troubled by a sore left knee that restricted her movement on court. <br />Williams said later the injury was not serious and would not prevent her from playing at the Australian Open, starting in Melbourne on Monday, but had distracted her. <br />Dementieva's win was her fifth in 12 meetings with Williams and provided her with her 15th WTA title and her second in Sydney after she beat Dinara Safina in last year's final. <br /><br />Dementieva seized control of Friday's final from the outset, breaking Williams' in the third game. The American immediately broke back and led 3-2 before Dementieva won the next seven games on the trot to take the first set and a 3-0 lead in the second before driving home the advantage. <br /><br />Gasquet faces Baghdatis<br />Richard Gasquet and Marcos Baghdatis continued to enjoy a welcome return to form by advancing to the Sydney International final with contrasting victories on Friday. <br />Gasquet, who was embroiled in an arduous and messy doping case which he was eventually cleared of, defeated his fellow Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-3, 7-5 to reach his first ATP final since Stuttgart in 2008. <br /><br />Baghdatis had to work much harder before booking his place in the title match with a 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 victory over American Mardy Fish at the Olympic tennis centre. <br />In Auckland, crowd favourite John Isner advanced to his second career ATP Tour final on Friday with an 6-2, 7-6 victory over Spanish eighth seed Albert Montanes. <br />The 32-year-old Clement advanced to his 11th career final when he upset 2008 champion Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-6. <br /><br />Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko upset top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues on Friday to join Israel's Shahar Peer in the final of the Hobart International. <br />Bondarenko recovered after losing the first set to beat the Spaniard 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach her first WTA final since 2007. <br />Peer booked her passage to the final with a 6-2, 6-0 thrashing of Italy's Sara Errani.<br /></p>
<p>Dementieva completely outplayed the American world number one, who was troubled by a sore left knee that restricted her movement on court. <br />Williams said later the injury was not serious and would not prevent her from playing at the Australian Open, starting in Melbourne on Monday, but had distracted her. <br />Dementieva's win was her fifth in 12 meetings with Williams and provided her with her 15th WTA title and her second in Sydney after she beat Dinara Safina in last year's final. <br /><br />Dementieva seized control of Friday's final from the outset, breaking Williams' in the third game. The American immediately broke back and led 3-2 before Dementieva won the next seven games on the trot to take the first set and a 3-0 lead in the second before driving home the advantage. <br /><br />Gasquet faces Baghdatis<br />Richard Gasquet and Marcos Baghdatis continued to enjoy a welcome return to form by advancing to the Sydney International final with contrasting victories on Friday. <br />Gasquet, who was embroiled in an arduous and messy doping case which he was eventually cleared of, defeated his fellow Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-3, 7-5 to reach his first ATP final since Stuttgart in 2008. <br /><br />Baghdatis had to work much harder before booking his place in the title match with a 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 victory over American Mardy Fish at the Olympic tennis centre. <br />In Auckland, crowd favourite John Isner advanced to his second career ATP Tour final on Friday with an 6-2, 7-6 victory over Spanish eighth seed Albert Montanes. <br />The 32-year-old Clement advanced to his 11th career final when he upset 2008 champion Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-6. <br /><br />Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko upset top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues on Friday to join Israel's Shahar Peer in the final of the Hobart International. <br />Bondarenko recovered after losing the first set to beat the Spaniard 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach her first WTA final since 2007. <br />Peer booked her passage to the final with a 6-2, 6-0 thrashing of Italy's Sara Errani.<br /></p>