Svetlana Kuznetsova won the French Open when she outplayed Dinara Safina, her fellow Russian and the world No 1, 6-4, 6-2 in the final on Saturday.
The seventh-seeded Kuznetsova, the 2004 US Open champion, dictated the points throughout and prevailed after 74 minutes on Centre Court.
Kuznetsova, 23, overcame a nervous start to snatch the opening set on Safina’s serve with a backhand winner.
She took a decisive lead by breaking for 4-2 in the second set and did not look back, wrapping up the win on her first match point and denying Safina her maiden grand slam title.
Svetlana Kuznetsova eases to French Open title
