Kuznetsova keeps Russian revolution on the march

Svetlana Kuznetsova’s coronation as US Open champion ensures that 2004 will be remembered as the year of the Russian revolution in women’s tennis.

Svetlana Kuznetsova’s coronation as US Open champion ensures that 2004 will be remembered as the year of the Russian revolution in women’s tennis.

Kuznetsova, seeded nine, beat her sixth-ranked compatriot Elena Dementieva 6-3 7-5 in the all-Russian final at Flushing Meadows to lift the US Open title.

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