France Ties Russia 2-2 in Fed Cup
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U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova lost for the second straight day, leaving Russia tied 2-2 with defending champion France in the Fed Cup final Sunday.
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Nathalie Dechy, Virginie Razzano and Alize Cornet helped ease their Fed Cup misery as the trio of home hopes advanced to the second round of the WTA tournament here on Wednesday.
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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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In a rematch of All-Russian French Open championship match, Anastasia Myskina trounced Elena Dementieva 7-5 and 6-0 to win the Kremlin Cup final to retain her Moscow title on Sunday.
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France have selected Alize Cornet and Pauline Parmentier in place of newly-dethroned Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo and top-ten compatriot Marion Bartoli for their Fed Cup encounter with China in Beijing next weekend.
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Even without two injured players, Russia still had enough talent to overcome Venus Williams and the United States yesterday in the semifinals of the Fed Cup, 3-2.
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FRENCH Open champion Anastasia Myskina pulled Russia back to 1-1 against defending champions France in the Federation Cup final after Nathalie Dechy upset US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 7-6 8-6.
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Russia beat the two-time defending champion United States 75-68 in the semifinals of the women's world championships on Thursday night, snapping the Americans' 26-game winning streak in this event.
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Russian depth simply short-circuited American power. Even without two injured players, Russia still had enough tennis talent to overcome slugging Venus Williams and the United States, 3-2, yesterday in Stowe, Vt., in the semifinals of the Fed Cup.
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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-born Tatiana Golovin kept alive France&#39;s hopes of retaining its Fed Cup title by crushing US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4, 6-1, in the second reverse singles on Sunday.
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Russia and France swept to 5-0 wins Thursday at the Fed Cup semifinals in Moscow, setting up a meeting for the title in the Saturday-Sunday final.
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Maria Sharapova came to Russia's rescue on her Fed Cup debut to pull the holders level at 1-1 in their world group first-round tie against Israel on Saturday.
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Marat Safin beats Andy Roddick and Mikhail Youzhny downs James Blake to give Russia a 2-0 lead over the United Sates in their Davis Cup semifinal.
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Moscow - Blonde teenage pin-up Tatiana Golovin hopes to crown a first ever return to her native Russia by leading France to victory over the hosts in the Fed Cup final on Saturday and Sunday.
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Anastasia Myskina beats Tatiana Golovin to draw Russia level with France after day one of the Fed Cup final.
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Defending champion France and host Russia continued their winning streak and swept their semifinals. They will play for the Fed Cup championship.