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Kunitsyn and Jankovic win Kremlin Cup tennis titles
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-10-13 10:10
Kunitsyn, 27, received 171,000 dollars while Safin earned 92,400 dollars. Meanwhile, Jankovic won 6-2, 6-4 in one hour 21 minutes to record a fourth victory in five head-to-heads with Zvonareva this season and clinch her fourth crown of 2008. "I feel really emotional winning my third event in a row here," Jankovic said. "I feel great as the world's number one and really enjoy it." "I'm really close to finishing the year as the world number one and I think it's a great achievement for me. "It was very tough to win the final as Vera never gives up. She forced me to play my best tennis to win." The 23-year-old Serbian, who was playing her sixth final of the season, started the match with an immediate break for a comfortable 2-0 lead. She then broke again to take the opening set in 33 minutes. In the second set, Jankovic produced two more breaks but Zvonareva, ranked ninth in the world, broke back to level on both occasions. But in the ninth game Jankovic managed to make the deciding break, going on to wrap up the match and take the title. Jankovic received a silver trophy and a 196,900-dollar prize cheque, while runner-up Zvonareva pocketed 105,800 dollars. |
