Olympic gold-medal winner Elena Dementieva admits she is having trouble focusing on her game after the euphoria of Beijing, but losing finalist Dinara Safina has no such problems heading into this week's Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
World No. 5 Safina is learning to clear her mind after struggling to keep a lid on her emotions earlier in her career, and is keeping her Olympic achievement in perspective as she prepares to battle a field containing six of the world's top 10 players at Ariake Coliseum.
"The Olympic medal means a lot, but as I have had so much success this year getting to the final of the French Open, it is tough to compare the French Open and the Olympics," Safina said.