chose to make. I was lucky to break her in the eighth game and I hit an ace to take the set. I was very happy about that and I think that gave me a lot of confidence to go on to win the match." The second set was a rout and Sharapova even resorted to delaying tactics, turning her back when Hingis was about to serve, but nothing could stop the Swiss juggernaut. "When I look back, there were chances I could have taken and didn't," Sharapova said, deflecting the loss by saying she wasn't that into the match, losing the mental battle. "In the second set especially, I didn't have my usual fight to the end. It wasn't any particular point, but a little here and there made a big difference." In the final the unseeded Hingis will face No. 2 seed Elena Dementieva, who won the battle of Russian friends with a marathon 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over No. 4 seed Anastasia Myskina. "I felt like it was a very close match," said Dementieva, who broke serve midway through the final set and ran out the win. "We know each other very well and it was just a question of a couple of points who was going to be the winner today." Dementieva will compete for her first Tier I title on the WTA Tour, with her four career victories all at the Tier II level. "I'm really looking forward to playing Martina tomorrow," Dementieva said, with