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Francesca Schiavone Wins Longest Women's Grand Slam Tennis Match

By Hal SpivackJan 23rd 2011 – 4:47AM

Just seven months after the record-breaking match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon, Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova made history at the Australian Open Sunday by playing the longest women's Grand Slam match by time in the Open Era. In 4 hours, 44 minutes on Sunday, Schiavone defeated...

Svetlana Kuznetsova Upset at US Open

By Christopher BottaSep 6th 2010 – 11:46AM

NEW YORK -- Dominika Cibulkova, ranked No. 45 in the world, advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open with a surprise 7-5, 7-6(4) victory over 11th-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova. "I know my game and I know myself, so I knew I could make it; I could beat everybody in this tournament," said Cibulkova. "I was just waiting...

Date Krumm, 39, Pushes Former Champ Svetlana Kuznetsova to Three Sets

By Christopher BottaAug 31st 2010 – 4:35PM

NEW YORK -- Kimiko Date Krumm lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday, a match hardly anyone expected her to win. But Date Krumm became one of this tournament's big winners before she pushed the 2004 Open champ to a third set. She ruled the day the moment she took the court in the...

US Open Power Rankings

By Knox BardeenAug 30th 2010 – 7:22PM

The U.S. Open Series is a six-week, five event warmup for players on tour to get their games adjusted from the grass and clay-court seasons in Europe to the hard courts in America. Do well in these five tournaments leading up to the U.S. Open and you'll not only set yourself up for success in Flushing Meadows, but you...

WTA Power Rankings: Maria Sharapova Steps It Up

By Knox BardeenAug 18th 2010 – 11:01PM

I'm not talking about looks when I say that Maria Sharapova is hot! Don't get me wrong, I'm not discounting her beauty. I'd just rather talk about how she's dominating the U.S. Open Series right now. Sharapova has made it to the finals of both U.S. Open Series tournaments that she has entered. Now, she lost both, but the...

Svetlana Kuznetsova News From the Web

  • 05/31/12 Roland Garros Preview Day 6 Source: WTA Tour Third round matches in the top half of the draw get underway on Friday, with high-flying Agnieszka Radwanska 's clash against former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova the pick of the action.
  • 05/31/12 French Open 2012: TK's Picks Day 6 Source: Bleacher Report I had yet another great day with picks going 8-2 and taking the weekly totals to 30-10.
  • 05/30/12 Wozniak meets Azarenka in third round Source: The London Free Press - London ON - Canada Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak will face a tough task in the third round of the French Open, as the 24-year-old sees Belarusian ace Victoria Azarenka.
  • 05/30/12 Kuznetsova Waiting for Williams or Radwanska Source: RIA Novosti - Russia World No. 26 Svetlana Kuznetsova sealed a straight-sets victory over Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday.
  • 05/28/12 Roddick beaten in first round of French Open Source: The Japan Times Six major champions successfully made their way through the first round of the French Open on Sunday's opening day.

Background on Svetlana Kuznetsova

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (); born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of May 7, 2012 ranked No.

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