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.

Sun, 12 Sep, 2004 - 12:59

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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Courts Tennis US Open Place: Flushing Meadows Place: Moscow Place: Myskina Place: St Petersburg Place: New York Place: Russia Place: Paris Place: SE19 Place: Siberia Place: Florida Place: Athens Person: Kuznetsova Person: Svetlana Kuznetsova Person: Elena Dementieva Person: Anastasia Myskina Person: Dementieva Person: Myskina Person: Maria Sharapova Person: Justine Henin-Hardenne Person: Sharapova Person: Yevgeny Kafelnikov Person: Marat Safin Person: Nick Bollettieri Person: Bollettieri Person: Anna Kournikova Person: Henin-Hardenne Person: Amelie Mauresmo Person: Lindsay Davenport Person: Davenport Person: Williams Person: Venus Person: Serena Person: Jennifer Capriati Person: Kim Clijsters Person: Lleyton Hewitt Person: Clijsters Event: US Open Event: Grand Slam Event: French Open Event: Roland Garros Event: Wimbledon Event: Australian Open Event: Athens Olympics Event: September 11 terror attacks Event: Beslan school massacre Event: Beslan Organisation: Russia Organisation: Spartak Moscow club Organisation: WTA

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