Calm Svetlana Kuznetsova quickly beats No.1 Dinara Safina to win Roland Garros 2009

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The 2009 French Open championship match was much shorter and less thrilling than we had expected, with Svetlana Kuznetsova quickly defeating favorite Dinara Safina 6-4 6-2 in an-all Russian final. To make things worse,...

Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova to battle for French Open crown

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This is probably the first time I was successful at predicting finalists, Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova have been by far my strongest favorites for Roland Garros title. The top-seeded Safina and seventh-seeded Kuznetsova...

Serena Williams loses in Roland Garros quarterfinals to Svetlana Kuznetsova

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Second seed Serena Williams ended her 18-match Grand Slam winning streak by falling to seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open. Russia's Kuznetsova faced a set point serving at 5-6...

A look at women contenders for 2009 French Open, Dinara Safina top favorite

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The draw for the 2009 French Open is out and here’s my analysis of contenders. I would just like to mention that despite all the facts, I'm sure we all deep inside feel that...

Svetlana Kuznetsova falls to Alona Bondarenko at Madrid Open

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Svetlana Kuznetsova’s recent excellent results have come to a halt with a 6-3 6-2 defeat to Alona Bondarenko in the second round of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open. This is Bondarenko’s third victory over Kuznetsova,...

World No.1 Dinara Safina beats Svetlana Kuznetsova to win Italian Open

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World No.1 Dinara Safina claimed her first title since climbing to the top of the rankings with a 6-3 6-2 victory over fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Safina has...

Safina through to Rome semifinals, Kuznetsova takes out defending champion Jankovic

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Quarterfinal matches were taking place today in Rome, and most notably, top seed and world No.1 Dinara Safina survived one more three-setter, while finally-noticeable Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated two-time defending champion Jelena Jankovic. World No.48 Maria...

Svetlana Kuznetsova ends title drought, wins Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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Svetlana Kuznetsova, who had lost her last six finals, defeated world No.1 Dinara Safina 6-4 6-3 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix to win her first title since August 2007. Kuznetsova was in command in...

Kuznetsova, Safina to meet in Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final

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World No.1 and top seed Dinara Safina once again used her impressive comeback skills to defeat Flavia Pennetta 3-6 7-5 6-0 and reach the Stuttgart final where she will face fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. The...

Victoria Azarenka beats Svetlana Kuznetsova for Sony Ericsson Open final

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Belorussian Victoria Azarenka defeated world No.8 Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the Sony Ericsson Open semifinals and is now one victory away from winning her third WTA singles title, and at...
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