By Tennis Guru on Jul 28, 2011 in Featured, Mercury Insurance Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, US Open, US Open Series | 0 Comments
The Mercury Insurance Open in Carlsbad, California, has lost much of its appeal, this week, after former US Open champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova, pulled out of the competition. The withdrawal is the third of this week, with Kim Clijsters and Petra Kvitova also choosing to avoid the competition. Vera Zvonareva is now the number one seed [...]
By Tennis Guru on Oct 12, 2009 in Sony Ericsson Championships, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova officially became the fifth player to qualify for the Sony Ericsson Championships, the season-ending singles and doubles tournament that will take place in Qatar later this month. The Russian will join compatriots Dinara Dafina and Elena Dementieva as well as Danish player Caroline Wozniacki and 11-time Grand Slam winner [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 28, 2009 in Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis Feature, Wimbledon | 0 Comments
For free, live Wimbledon 2009 online video coverage, click HERE. Svetlana Kuznetsova interview transcript, Wimbledon 2009 on June 27, 2009 following her third round loss to Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5. Q. I guess it wasn’t quite the birthday present you were hoping for. What did you feel went wrong? SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Well, I [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 7, 2009 in French Open, Grand Slam, Svetlana Kuznetsova | 0 Comments
Russian world number seven Svetlana Kuznetsova won her second career Grand Slam title in Paris on Saturday, beating top-seed compatriot Dinara Safina in two sets 6-4, 6-2. It also ended Safina’s fantastic 16-match winning streak on clay which saw her claim titles at Rome, Madrid and a finals finish at the Roland Garros. Check out [...]