Dechy takes France into final
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UNDER-STRENGTH France reached their third Fed Cup final when they took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in their semi-final against Spain today.
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MOSCOW -- Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin gave France a comfortable 2-0 lead in its Fed Cup semifinal against Spain after winning their opening singles Wednesday.
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France's Nathalie Dechy won her second consecutive U.S. Open women's doubles title on Sunday as she and Russian Dinara Safina beat fifth seeds Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung of Taiwan 6-4 6-2.
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France's hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam were sensationally ended at Twickenham here on Sunday as a makeshift England side overcame the odds to win 26-18.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova powered to her first grand slam title by beating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3 7-5 in the final of the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
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Hot favourites Russia, seeking their first Fed Cup title, will take on champions France in the final after crushing Austria 5-0 on Thursday.
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PHILADELPHIA (Pennsylvania): World number two Amelie Mauresmo of France defended a title for the first time in her career, beating Russiaâs Vera Zvonareva 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the WTA Advanta Championship final here Sunday.
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Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Sweden&#39;s Robin Soderling earned a hard-fought win over Belgian Xavier Malisse in Sunday&#39;s final of the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.
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Russia beat France 3-2 in a dramatic final to win the Fed Cup for the first time.
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Two months after losing the World Cup final to Italy, France beat the Italians 3-1 in a European Championship qualifier on Sidney Govou's two goals and one by Thierry Henry.
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Anastasia Myskina helped Russia tiedefending champion France 1-1 in their Fed Cup final, beating Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin 6-4 and 7-6 in the second singles on Saturday.
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A late try gives France a 20-17 victory over Ireland in Sunday's historic RBS Six Nations match at Croke Park.
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Hasselt, Belgium (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva rallied to post a three-set victory over compatriot Elena Bovina in Sunday&#39;s final at the inaugural Gaz de France Stars tennis tournament.
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Britain's Andy Murray beats Russia's Mikhail Youzhny to reach the final of the St Petersburg Open.
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Defending champion France took a 2-0 lead over Spain in the Fed Cup semifinals Wednesday behind singles victories by Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin.
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MOSCOW, Russia -- France and Russia both secured two singles victories apiece in their Fed Cup semifinals against Spain and Austria on Wednesday to edge closer to a final showdown.
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lena Dementieva returned home in June after she and her serve had crumbled against Anastasia Myskina in the French Open final, the first all-Russian final in a Grand Slam tennis tournament.