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• Svetlana Kuznetsova wins Pilot Pen title when Agnes Szavay retires

  Published: August 26, 2007, 7:19 am

  Tags: Pilot Pen Tennis, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Pilot, Szavay, Agnes, Qualifier, Retire, Hungarian, Recorded, Hungary

  Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia won her first title this season when qualifier Agnes Szavay of Hungary retired with a back injury Saturday while leading 6-4, 0-3 at the Pilot Pen. Agnes Szavay missed an opportunity to become the first qualifier to win a Tier I or Tier II tournament in WTA recorded history. The 18-year-old Hungarian was

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• Svetlana Kuznetsova advances at the US Open beating Klara Zakopalova

  Published: August 28, 2007, 2:46 pm

  Tags: Us Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Klara, Zakopalova, Ukrainian, Camille, Preparing, Perebiynis, Svetlana, Kuznetsova

  champion Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the second round of the US Open on Tuesday with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Czech Klara Zakopalova. The fourth seed will next face either Camille Pin of France or Ukrainian qualifier Tatiana Perebiynis. Svetlana Kuznetsova, who won Pilot Pen title last week, has a new way of preparing for important tennis

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• Roddick, Kuznetsova Advance

  Published: September 3, 2007, 1:47 pm

  Tags: The City, Andy Roddick, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Us Open

  fight in the quarters? Svetlana Kuznetsova won easily in straights and advances to the quarters where she'll take on Agnes Szavay who also won today in straight sets. Aggie Radwanska is down a set against Israeli Shahar Peer in a fourth-round match at

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• Austin: Don't Hang Your Hat on Kuznetsova (or Anyone)

  Published: September 2, 2007, 9:47 pm

  Tags: The City, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tracy Austin, Us Open

  arms crossed. You've got Kuznetsova who won here in 2004 who's had a consistent year, but not a year where you can hang your hat on her where you say, Oh, I think she's definitely going to get through. I can't give you an edge right now, she continued. If I get to the quarters and see the match-ups, possibly. I can't remember a

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• Crispy's US Open Report: Day 8

  Published: September 4, 2007, 12:06 am

  Tags: Andy Roddick, Mike Crispino, Shahar Peer, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, Us Open

  We're into the second week at the US Open and the action is really heating up.Check out what happened in Andy Roddick, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Shahar Peer's matches in my Day 8 Report:

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• US OPEN 2007: Women's Quarterfinals Preview

  Published: September 3, 2007, 11:30 pm

  Tags: Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams, Wta, Anna Chakvetadze, Tennis, Justine Henin, Serena Williams, Us Open, Prediction, Nic, Agnieszka Radwanska

  3 sets.Agnes Szavay HUN vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (4). This matchup is a repeat of the Pilot Penn final the week before the U.S. Open in which the Hungarian teen had won the first set when she injured her lower back and had to withdraw 6-4, 0-3. This gave Kuznetsova her first title from four finals reached in 2007. The "most talented of the

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• Anna Chakvetadze, Svetlana Kuznetsova meet in US Open 2007 semifinals

  Published: September 5, 2007, 3:22 pm

  Tags: Us Open, Anna Chakvetadze, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Triumph, Eighteenth, Chakvetadze's, Chakvetadze, Hungarian, Russians, Confident, Semifinals

  Anna Chakvetadze and Svetlana Kuznetsova have accompanied Justine Henin in the 2007 US Open semifinals. Sixth-seeded Chakvetadze reached her first Grand Slam semis with a 6-4 6-1 triumph over eighteenth-seeded Shahar Peer, the first woman from Israel to play in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Chakvetadze's next opponent is fourth-seeded

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• What Hungry Semifinalists Eat

  Published: September 5, 2007, 4:07 pm

  Tags: The City, Anna Chakvetadze, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Us Open

  semifinals on Friday, Svetlana Kuznetsova, was running through the dining room with a fruit and yogurt parfait with granola, blueberries and

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• First Women's Semifinal Set

  Published: September 5, 2007, 2:45 pm

  Tags: The City, Anna Chakvetadze, Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Us Open, Venus Williams

  names. 2004 U.S. Open champ Svetlana Kuznetsova will take on Anna Chakvetadze. Both won easily today: Chakvetadze beat Shahar Peer 6-4, 6-1; Kuznetsova beat Agnes Szavay 6-1, 6-4. One good thing for the USTA to make up for the lack of star power: They're both playing their best tennis.

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• US OPEN 2007: Women's Semifinals Preview

  Published: September 6, 2007, 12:37 am

  Tags: Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams, Sports, Anna Chakvetadze, Tennis, Justine Henin, Us Open

  quarterfinal match results.Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (4) vs. Anna Chakvetadze RUS (6). Instead of an all-Williams semifinal we have an all-Russian semifinal. Of course, these two players have been relegated to the bottom half of the draw and the less glamorous day-time schedule. Kuznetsova repeated her Pilot Pen win over Hungarian teenager Agnes

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• Anna Chakvetadze, Svetlana Kuznetsova meet in US Open 2007 semifinals

  Published: September 5, 2007, 3:22 pm

  Tags: Us Open, Anna Chakvetadze, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Triumph, Eighteenth, Chakvetadze's, Chakvetadze, Hungarian, Russians, Confident, Semifinals

  Anna Chakvetadze and Svetlana Kuznetsova have accompanied Justine Henin in the 2007 US Open semifinals. Sixth-seeded Chakvetadze reached her first Grand Slam semis with a 6-4 6-1 triumph over eighteenth-seeded Shahar Peer, the first woman from Israel to play in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Chakvetadze's next opponent is fourth-seeded

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• Time to Stop Ignoring Anna Chakvetadze

  Published: September 6, 2007, 2:26 pm

  Tags: The City, Anna Chakvetadze, Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Us Open

  the women's tour, will play Svetlana Kuznetsova for a chance to reach the women's finals. Last week, I asked her to describe her game to me. I'm not like a big hitter like most other girls, she said. I'm not that tall. I don't have a great serve, so I have to play smart and run more on the court and move my opponent more.

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• Kuznetsova Doesn't Lose Semifinal

  Published: September 7, 2007, 3:53 pm

  Tags: The City, Anna Chakvetadze, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Us Open

  worst I've ever seen. Svetlana Kuznetsova held on long enough to not lose against Anna Chakvetadze, taking the third set 6-1. There were dunks into the net, sailing errors and swings and misses at floating volleys. There were 13 breaks of serve, and 81 (!) unforced errors (versus 31 winners). Needless to say, this has confirmed what

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• Ugly Tennis in Women's First Semi

  Published: September 7, 2007, 2:49 pm

  Tags: The City, Anna Chakvetadze, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Us Open

  just took it from Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, but this was easily the worst tennis I've seen in 12 days. In the first set there were a total of 30 errors and 9 winners. Kuznetsova was so unnerved that she requested that the chair empire ask the crowd to quiet down in her final service game -- even though the stadium was entirely

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• THE LOCKER ROOM 9/7 A.M. Edition

  Published: September 7, 2007, 9:54 am

  Tags: Carlos Moya, David Ferrer, David Rabinowitz, Duke, Indianapolis Colts, Justine Henin, Lacrosse, Maria Sharapova, Nfl, New Orleans Saints, Novak Djokovic, Rick Ankiel, Roger Federer, St Louis Cardinals, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, The Locker Room, Tiger Woods, Us Open, Venu

  that it will be Henin vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women's

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