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Wozniacki, Kuznetsova to bid for Dubai title (Roundup)
Feb 19, 2011, 17:12 GMT
Dubai - Caroline Wozniacki carries wins in her last two matches against Svetlana Kuznetsova as she faces the Russian Sunday for the title at the Dubai Championships. ... more
Kuznetsova earns her revenge over Schiavone in Dubai (1st Lead)
Feb 17, 2011, 12:55 GMT
Dubai - Svetlana Kuznetsova earned revenge for a marathon five-hour loss last month as the Russian knocked third seed Francesca Schiavone out of the third round of the Dubai Championships 1-6, 6-0, 7-5 Thursday. ... more
Kuznetsova earns her revenge over Schiavone in Dubai
Feb 17, 2011, 12:17 GMT
Dubai - Svetlana Kuznetsova earned revenge for a marathon five-hour loss last month as the Russian knocked third seed Francesca Schiavone out of the third round of the Dubai Championships 1-6, 6-0, 7-5 Thursday. ... more
SIDEBAR: Henin admits frustration at slow elbow recovery
Jan 21, 2011, 6:30 GMT
Melbourne - Seven-time Grand Slam winner Justine Henin was digesting her earliest Grand Slam defeat in six years after losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 7-6 (10-8) Friday to exit in the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. ... more
Error-prone former champion Kuznetsova dismissed at US Open
Sep 6, 2010, 19:31 GMT
New York - Dominika Cibulkova ended the hopes of 2004 winner Svetlana Kuznetsova as the former US Open champion committed 42 unforced errors in a 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) in a fourth-round loss Monday to the Slovak. ... more
NOTEBOOK: Beaten holder Kuznetsova swallows her Paris loss
May 29, 2010, 10:35 GMT
Paris - Svetlana Kuznetsova has calmly accepted the loss of her French Open title, saying: 'I have it from last year.' ... more
Williams doubles up recent win count over Schnyder (Roundup)
May 23, 2010, 21:21 GMT
Paris - Venus Williams beat Patty Schnyder for the second time this month on clay, opening Sunday at the French Open with a 6- 3, 6-3 win, as holder Svetlana Kuznetsova pulled her clay game together to advance. ... more
Kuznetsova surpasses early crisis to win in Paris
May 23, 2010, 12:22 GMT
Paris - Holder Svetlana Kuznetsova steadied after losing the first three games to emerge with a face-saving first-round win at the French Open Sunday, defeating Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-1. ... more
PREVIEW: Kuznetsova takes shaky form into start of Paris defence
May 22, 2010, 15:58 GMT
Paris - Defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will carry the most fragile of clay-court form into her opening match at the French Open Sunday, with the Russian hoping to rehabilitate as she faces Sorana Cirstea in the first round. ... more
Top seeds meet contrasting fates in rainy-day Miami (Roundup)
Mar 30, 2010, 2:58 GMT
Miami - Roger Federer slogged to a welcome, if testing, victory after a four-hour rain delay, while fellow women's top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova was derailed by a shoulder injury in a loss Monday at the Miami Masters. ... more
Kuznetsova shakes off frustration to claim opening Miami win (Roundup)
Mar 26, 2010, 0:07 GMT
Miami - Svetlana Kuznetsova maintained a perfect mark of 8-0 in opening-round matches at the Miami Masters, as the Russian top seed defeated China's Peng Shuai 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 Thursday. ... more
Early start gets Kuznetsova racing into Melbourne third round
Jan 20, 2010, 3:20 GMT
Melbourne - Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova shrugged off a morning start as the big-match spirit helped her to a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the third round of the Australian Open Wednesday. ... more
Kuznetsova wins place in WTA year-ender
Oct 5, 2009, 4:10 GMT
Beijing - Six-time world number one Svetlana Kuznetsova will make her fifth appearance at the 4.55-million-dollar WTA year-end championships from October 27 to November 1 in Doha after becoming the fifth player to qualify for the wrap-up. ... more
NOTEBOOK: Kuznetsova listened to her heart - and Marat - during moment of 2008 crisis
Jun 7, 2009, 8:22 GMT
Paris - New French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova said she almost quit the game during a low period in spring 2008, but was talked out of the idea by fellow Russian Grand Slam champion Marat Safin. ... more
Kuznetsova to support her hero Federer after lifting trophy (Feature)
Jun 6, 2009, 17:23 GMT
Paris - Svetlana Kuznetsova will soon have to replace her hero-worship for Roger Federer, speaking to the Swiss as something of an equal after claiming her second Grand Slam title with victory at the French Open. ... more
Kuznetsova wins second Slam as Safina loses again (Roundup)
Jun 6, 2009, 16:57 GMT
Paris - Svetlana Kuznetsova said the wait was worth it as she won her second Grand Slam title five years after her first, 6-4 6-2 over fellow-Russian Dinara Safina at the French Open on Saturday. ... more
Safina stranded again as Kuznetsova wins French Open (1st Lead)
Jun 6, 2009, 15:00 GMT
Paris - Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 to win the French Open and leave her world number one rival still without a Grand Slam title Saturday. ... more
PREVIEW: Safina, Kuznetsova eager to crash French Open title barrier
Jun 5, 2009, 9:16 GMT
Paris - Svetlana Kuznetsova has a chance to add a French Open title to her resume after missing out on the honour three years ago when she faces top seed Dinara Safina in the Saturday final. ... more
Russian pair roll into Roland Garros final (Roundup)
Jun 4, 2009, 18:55 GMT
Paris - Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova set up the second all-Russian women's final at the French Open in five years Thursday as both fought past determined underdog opposition. ... more
Russian pair roll into Roland Garros final (2nd Lead)
Jun 4, 2009, 17:07 GMT
Paris - Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova set up the second all-Russian women's final at the French Open in five years Thursday as both fought past determined underdog opposition. ... more
Jankovic, Kuznetsova sprint to wins after rain interruption
May 26, 2009, 14:08 GMT
Paris - Jelena Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova broke through the rain barrier Tuesday as bad weather hit the French Open for the first time this year, completing wins into the second round after a two-hour interruption. ... more
Kuznetsova crashes out to open her grass season in depair
Jun 18, 2008, 16:15 GMT
Eastbourne, England - Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova made a horror start to her grass season, crashing to a 6-2, 6-2 opening loss against Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki at the Eastbourne Championships on Wednesday. ... more
Sharapova stunned as Kuznetsova sets up Ivanovic final
Mar 22, 2008, 9:38 GMT
Henin hammers home second US Open title
Sep 9, 2007, 3:05 GMT
Williams blows into Wimbledon semi-finals
Jul 5, 2007, 17:29 GMT
London - Wind-plagued Venus Williams missed on four chances before finally grinding out a 6-3, 6-4 quarter-final win over Svetlana Kuznetsova at Wimbledon on Thursday. ... more
Kuznetsova-Vaidisova highlights Day 9 at Indian Wells
Mar 15, 2007, 18:20 GMT
The women's quarterfinals at the Pacific Life Open will conclude with a pair of matches on Thursday, including a big one between second-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova and sixth-seeded Czech slugger Nicole Vaidisova.
... moreKuznetsova wins, Dementieva withdraws in Stuttgart
Oct 6, 2006, 18:53 GMT
Stuttgart, Germany - In-form Svetlana Kuznetsova took another step towards a third title in a row on Friday when she hammered Jelena Jankovic, 6-4, 6-1, for a place in the semi-finals of the 650,000-dollar Porsche Grand Prix. ... more
WTA looks into round-robin as further tennis-changes loom
Oct 3, 2006, 14:12 GMT
Stuttgart, Germany - Svetlana Kuznetsova welcomes innovation in tennis - as long as it doesn't disrupt her concentration level. ... more
Kuznetsova stops Mauresmo after rain delay
Sep 24, 2006, 19:24 GMT
Beijing - Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova notched her fourth career title in Asia Sunday as she came back from a rain interruption to stun top seed Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-0 to win the China Open. ... more
Mauresmo works to reach Beijing final against Kuznetsova
Sep 23, 2006, 15:49 GMT
Beijing - Amelie Mauresmo fought past a challenge from sixth seed Jelena Jankovic to reach a final with Svetlana Kuznetsova at the China Open Saturday. ... more
Kuznetsova lifts third Bali trophy as Bartoli accidentally belted in warm-up
Sep 17, 2006, 16:57 GMT
Bali, Indonesia - Svetlana Kuznetsova completed a tropical trophy hat-trick Sunday at the Wismilak International with a mildly controversial 7-5, 6-2 win over French challenger Marion Bartoli. ... more
Davenport dumped as Kuznetsova reaches third Bali final
Sep 16, 2006, 17:05 GMT
Bali, Indonesia - Svetlana Kuznetsova polished her record to a flawless 12-0 at the Wismilak International Saturday as she handed defending champion Lindsay Davenport a first-ever defeat at the venue, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5) ... more
Grand Slam quartet whip the wind to reach semis (Roundup)
Jun 22, 2006, 16:47 GMT
Eastbourne, England - Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne face off while Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Myskina meet in a pair of high-profile semi-finals at the Eastbourne Championships Friday. ... more
Kuznetsova makes minor adjustments to sink Sugiyama
Jun 20, 2006, 16:01 GMT
Eastbourne, England - Fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova recovered from a ragged start, struggling back for a second-round win over Japan's Ai Sugiyama 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, on Tuesday at the Eastbourne Championships. ... more
Henin-Hardenne polishes off a third Paris title
Jun 10, 2006, 17:45 GMT
Paris - Justine Henin-Hardenne pounded out an efficient 6-4, 6-4 French Open victory over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova Saturday in a battle of Grand Slam champions to become the first woman to defend the title in a decade. ... more
Kuznetsova shocks Sharapova to win Miami Masters
Apr 1, 2006, 19:08 GMT
Miami - Svetlana Kuznetsova shocked a distracted Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 to win the 6.9-million-dollar Miami Masters Saturday in an all-Russian battle. ... more
Davenport relives the past with another Wimbledon semi-final
Jun 28, 2005, 19:38 GMT
London - Lindsay Davenport, who was ready to retire from tennis a year ago, stretched her career turnaround with a quarter-final win over Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 Tuesday at the 18.5-million-dollar Wimbledon Championships. ... more
