Dementieva beaten by gutsy Kleinova

Sixth seed Elena Dementieva has fallen at the first hurdle at Wimbledon today in a 6-4 1-6 6-4 defeat to Sandra Kleinova, of the Czech Republic.

Sixth seed Elena Dementieva has fallen at the first hurdle at Wimbledon today in a 6-4 1-6 6-4 defeat to Sandra Kleinova, of the Czech Republic.

It never looked good for the French Open runner-up as she lost the opening set of her first round match on court 18.

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