Svetlana Kuznetsova News

PARIS: The Czech Republic took another step towards defending their Fed Cup title after a comprehensive victory over Germany, while Russia, Serbia and Italy also progressed to the last four.

Svetlana Kuznetsova outlasted Silvia Soler- Espinosa in the fourth rubber to give Russia an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Spain in their best-of-five Fed Cup quarterfinal.

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova helped Czech Republic take a 2-0 lead over Germany in the first round of tennis's Fed Cup.

Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won their opening singles matches Saturday to give Russia a commanding 2-0 lead over Spain in their Fed Cup first-round series.

Svetlana Kuznetsova powered past Carla Suarez Navarro on Saturday to give Russia a 2-0 lead in a Fed Cup quarterfinal against Spain.

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova, left, talks with Maria Sharapova during the draw ceremony ahead of a Fed Cup match between Russia and Spain in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb.

Women's Doubles: Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva beat Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 5-7 6-4 6-3 A Mixed Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Horia Tecau beat Elena Vesnina and Leander Paes 6-3 5-7 10-3 A Girls' Doubles: Taylor Townsend and Gabrielle Andrews beat Irina Khromacheva and Danka Kovinic 5-7 7-5 10-6 A Men's Wheelchair Doubles: ... (more)

Russia's Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova have come out as winners in the women's doubles finals at the Australian Open.

DUBAI, UAE, January 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki are heading back to the Middle East for next month's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Djokovic downs Murray in 5-set Australian Open thriller MELBOURNE: Defending champion Novak Djokovic dug deep Friday to see off Britain's Andy Murray in a thrilling five-set semi-final at the Australian Open.

The heavyweight world championship bout between holder Vladimir Klitschko of Ukraine and Jean-Marc Mormeck will take place on March 3, the Frenchman's camp said on Friday.

Melbourne, Australia - Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva bested Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci to win the Australian Open women's doubles title on Friday.

STAT OF THE DAY: 1 - the top women's ranking will go to the winner of Saturday's final between Azarenka and Sharapova.

Sharapova will make her third appearance for Russia. The three-time Grand Slam champion won both of her singles matches against Israel in 2008.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who helped reach a labour deal with players that salvaged the 2011 season, was handed a five-year contract extension that will extend his reign to 13 years.

They suffered a 6-7, 6-2, 4-6 loss at the hands of the unseeded Russian duo of Svetlana Kuznetsova [ The unseeded Indo-Czech pair of Paes and Stepanek scored a 6-4, 7-6 win over 10th seeds Eric Butorac of the United States and Brazil's [ Paes and Stepanek looked more comfortable than their fancied opponents in the opening set as they held serve ... (more)

Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has pulled out of next month's Fed Cup tie against Spain to continue treatment on a recurring shoulder injury.

The Russian pair of Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova will play in the final of the Australian Open after defeating Elena Vesnina and Sania Mirza in the doubles on Wednesday.

Last week, I wrote about the precipitious decline of Russian men's tennis , as personified by the fact that Alex Bogomolov Jr., a 28-year-old who has spent almost his entire career as a journeyman, is ranked ahead of such former luminaries as aging Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny.

Each day during the Australian Open, we'll select three of the most intriguing matches on the schedule and offer our predictions.