女子網球從 Steffi GRAF, Martina NAVRATILOVA, Garbriela SABATINI, MonicaSELES 與 Martina HINGIS 的精采對戰，演變成威廉絲姐妹後，就漸漸失去了看女子賽的興趣了。近年來東歐的女子選手，無疑地是女網清新的生力軍。
Kuznetsova recibe el trofeo de ganadora de manos de Steffi Graf.
Kuznetsova received the trophy of female champion from the hands of Steffi Graf.
(photo taken from El País @http://www.elpais.com/fotografia/Kuznetsova/gana/Roland/Garros/elpdiadep/20090606elpepudep_13/Ies/)
雖說壯碩的 Vinus 與 Serena 帶動強力女子網球的風潮，我還是喜歡 Hingis 四兩撥千斤的打法，及她甜美的笑容。
2004 US Open 的決賽也是俄羅斯雙姝的對戰 Elena DEMENTIEVA vs. Svetlana KUZNETSOVA, Kuznetsova 以黑馬之姿拿下冠軍。今年的法網決賽，又是俄羅斯雙姝的對戰，一樣是Kuznetsova 獲勝。
Kuznetsova wins French Open title
Svetlana Kuznetsova beat fellow Russian and world number one Dinara Safina to win the French Open at Roland Garros.
Seventh seed Kuznetsova, 23, controlled a tense encounter to come through 6-4 6-2 for her second major title, following victory at the 2004 US Open.
Safina had hoped to confirm her number one status with a first Grand Slam title, but was well below her best and double-faulted on match point.
Kuznetsova reeled off the last four games to win in one hour 14 minutes.
An emotional Safina slammed her racquet into the dirt in frustration after making her seventh double-fault of the day on match point.
The 23-year-old has now lost in the French Open final for two years running, and was also heavily beaten by Serena Williams in February's Australian Open final.
Kuznetsova has been a fixture in the upper reaches of the women's game since winning the US Open aged 19 but had struggled to live up to that early achievement, having been comfortably beaten by Justine Henin in the 2006 final in Paris.
Both players were therefore desperate to get their hands on the trophy and not surprisingly began in nervous fashion, trading breaks in the first two games.
Kuznetsova was the more adventurous, making regular visits to the net while looking solid from the baseline, but it was Safina who missed the next chance to move ahead.
At 2-2, Kuznetsova took matters into her own hands at break point down and attacked the net, punching away a forehand volley to save.
Four games later it was the seventh seed's chance to take control and she did so, thanks in part to a net cord as she broke for 5-3, but Kuznetsova was then broken to love as Safina pegged her back.
Kuznetsova finally clinched a scrappy first set when she fired a huge forehand return winner followed by a wrong-footing backhand in game 10.
The opening four games of the second set went with serve but it was Safina who was feeling the pressure, throwing in double faults and angrily swiping her racquet as the pressure took hold.
It came to a head when a wayward forehand on break point saw the top seed fall 4-2 behind and she was unable to mount any form of recovery.
After little over an hour's play, Safina netted a backhand in game eight to face match point and then delivered her seventh double-fault of the day, leaving the crowd hushed and Kuznetsova seemingly stunned.
The world number seven commiserated with her compatriot at the net before climbing through the stands to begin the real celebrations with her supporters.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8085173.stm
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