WASHINGTON: Russia’s 29-year-old Svetlana Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand Slam champion, won her first WTA title since 2010 at San Diego by defeating Japan´s Kurumi Nara 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.Kuznetsova,...
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August 04, 2014
WASHINGTON: Russia’s 29-year-old Svetlana Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand Slam champion, won her first WTA title since 2010 at San Diego by defeating Japan´s Kurumi Nara 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Kuznetsova, the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open winner, had not reached a final since 2011 until earlier this year in Oerias while Nara, 22, won her first WTA title earlier this year at Rio de Janeiro and is set to surpass her career high of 38th in the rankings.