Dust in the Wind: Schiavone and Kuznetsova Continue Their Downward Slides
Once one of the game’s best rivalries, Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova struggle to find their footing on a Tour that has left them behind.
Tennis is a cruel sport.
A seemingly endless grind, a single season spans nearly ten months across six continents. Where athletes on team sports sign contracts guaranteeing a paycheck, the math is much simpler for a tennis player...
Kuznetsova wins opener at Indian Wells
Svetlana Kuznetsova, making a comeback after six months on the sidelines due to a right knee injury, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Andrea Hlavackova in the opening round of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Kuznetsova, twice a Grand Slam champion and two times a runner-up in this $10 million event, did not...
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March 06, 2013
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Kuznetsova Quietly Breezes Through Australian Open Draw
By Jaclyn Stacey
(January 17, 2013) Svetlana Kuznetsova needed only 52 minutes to dispose of twenty-sixth seed Hsieh Su-Wei and progress through to a third round meeting with Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro on Saturday.
The two time Grand Slam champion missed much of the second half of the 2012 season due to a knee injury and fell outside of the top 50 for the first time in 11...
Kuznetsova bows out in Auckland 1st round
Former world No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova stumbled to a three-set loss to unseeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in the first round of the ASB Tennis Classic on Monday.
The two-time Grand Slam winner won the first set in a tight tiebreak but struggled in windy conditions and went down 7-6 (6), 6-2, 7-5.
Swirling winds on center court at the Auckland Tennis Center contributed to...
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December 31, 2012
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Kuznetsova teams up with Argentine coach
Shortly after losing in the first round of the Italian Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova decided to make a change.
With a straight-set win in the opening round of the French Open already complete, it looks like it was a change for the better.
The 2009 French Open champion has struggled since winning her second Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. But after the disappointing loss in Rome...
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May 27, 2012
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Kuznetsova exits Morocco with leg injury
Second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova is out of the Grand Prix SAR after retiring with a leg injury in the third set of her second-round match against Irina-Camelia Begu on Wednesday.
Former French and U.S. Open champion Kuznetsova breezed through the first set 6-1, lost the second in a tiebreaker and trailed 3-2 in the third when she pulled out.
Sixth-seeded Chanelle Scheepers of...
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April 25, 2012
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PHOTO OP: Kuznetsova's hairy situation
Maria Sharapova showed a photo of herself with short locks over on Facebook and the tennis world went cray. Then we found out it was a wig.
Svetlana Kuznetsova showed up at the FED CUP presser in Moscow today wearing this hairy situation on her head. Then we found out it's REAL.
So...Alexandr. Give Sveta her hair back.
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What Lies Beneath: Svetlana Kuznetsova
While in Auckland, Svetlana Kuznetsova displayed a new tattoo on the inside of her right arm which says,
Pain doesn't kill me, I kill the pain.
With all the injuries happening early in the 2012 season, I hope this tattoo gives her some sort of magic shield against getting injured herself.
Sveta, already has two other tattoos (that I am aware of). One on the inside...
Kuznetsova picks up first win since November
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Alison Riske of the United States 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the ASB Classic on Tuesday.
Glamour Shots: Svetlana Kuznetsova
Wow! Svetlana Kuznetsova looks uber glam in a photo shoot in NY by Chris Kolk. The dresses, the hair, the makeup, the cheekbones......I want more of this Sveta please! Enjoy!
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