Sunday, September 14, 2008

Russian through Spain to Fed Cup crown

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADRID, Spain -- Russia secured its fourth Fed Cup title in five years when Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the reverse singles to give her country an unassailable 3-0 lead.

The 23-year-old Kuznetsova raced to a 4-0 lead in the first set Sunday before Medina Garrigues could find a response to her powerful groundstrokes.

Medina Garrigues rallied to take the first set, but was outmatched the rest of the way.

On Saturday Vera Zvonareva beat Medina Garrigues, while Kuznetsova bested Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.





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