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Kuznetsova toughs out Carlsbad win CARLSBAD, Calif., Unseeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia toughed out a three-set victory over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska Sunday to claim the Mercury Insurance Open title. Kuznetsova notched her 13th career singles championship in a hard fought 6-4, 6-7...

PARIS – Svetlana Kuznetsova never struck Dinara Safina as a Grand Slam champion in the making when they were kids in Russia. Kuznetsova showed up for matches toting a 2-liter bottle of soda and wearing rock band T-shirts. As of Saturday, Kuznetsova owns two major titles — and that's two more...

PARIS – One shot by Serena Williams sent Svetlana Kuznetsova to the court in a messy spill that left her covered with clay. The Russian was down but not out. Showing newfound resilience, she squandered a big lead in the second set Wednesday but ended Williams' 18-match Grand Slam winning streak...