Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Zvonareva wins opener at season-ender

Zvonareva wins opener at season-ender


THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DOHA, Qatar -- Vera Zvonareva defeated Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday at the WTA's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships.

The round-robin match was the first played at the championships, which divides the world's best players into two groups of four before a playoff.

The ninth-ranked Zvonareva capitalized on error-strewn play by Kuznetsova, who often screamed in frustration after making mistakes.

Later Tuesday, top-ranked Jelena Jankovic of Serbia was scheduled to play compatriot Ana Ivanovic while American Venus Williams was to meet Russia's Dinara Safina.



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