Kuznetsova beats Anabel Medina – fourth title for Russian tennis in five years

Kuznetsova celebrates a point to Medina

The Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova won by 7-5, 3-6 and 4-6 to the Spanish Anabel Medina in the third game of the Federation Cup final which was played at the club and Villa de Madrid and gave the title to his country, which gave no choice to Spain resolve the tie by the fast track with a convincing 3-0.

Medina, despite winning the first set 0-4 and saved a back two match balls in the third, was unable to reach the first point of the tie for Spain and Russia took their third triumph in the end, what he earned their fourth award for Federation Cup in five years.

Medina, which was hung next to the silver ‘Vivi’ Ruano in the Olympic Games in Beijing, suffered from lack of pace and paid the fatigue of a long season and too many changes with time. Thus, his tennis was fraught with ups and downs at the St. Petersburg, which came with a game less to their backs.

The torrentina jumped to the stadium despite the cold breath of the fans, who had the stands of Villa de Madrid in red. After two fit ‘breaks’ tempraneros that allowed Kuznetsova to put the hose with a 4-0, Medina and pulled epic fights, snatched the draw to his rival (4-1) to the delight of local fans.

‘Sveta’ unwillingness to let him escape the partial, with one ball to reach 5-1, but could not convert. The Russian autoanimándose the pure line Rafa Nadal with shouts of ‘Come on, Come on and Dabai’, was given until September with four balls 5-3 in the email. But Medina, based win, the saved and forced a new ‘break’ (5-4).

It was the turning point of the first set, as the Levantine took out his caste and broke the Russian’s mental strength. So, again breaking the serve of his opponent in the eleventh game (6-5) and finished chalk up a long first part.

The second new manga registered ups and downs in tennis for two. After you sign up its first games in white, Kuznetsova was the first to break the serve of his opponent (2-1) but could not maintain his lead in the fifth game and it neutralized Medina (3-2). Anyway, the St. Petersburg returned to get ahead in the eighth game (5-3) and with his next kick tied the contest.

The last September started the worst possible way to Medina, who gave her kick start. Anyway, she was able to recover in the sixth game but ceded it in the next (4-3) and allowed Kuznetsova to start the carousel ‘match-points’.

Until three balls from the Russian party needed to give his country the fourth Federation Cup in the last five years and the fifth counting their results when they competed as the USSR. Thus, Medina was able to save two ‘match-points’, but his strength was exhausted with the third.

On the first day either Vera Zvonareva as the imposition Kuznetsova in their games against Anabel Medina and Carla Suarez, placing a clear 0-2 on the scoreboard for the knockout, which made it very difficult to comeback from a hypothetical Spanish.

Spain, who dreamed of before they join the public in Madrid his sixth title, finished the final without scoring, but could still do it, as though the match scheduled between Carla Suarez and will play Vera Zvonareva was not, it will be held the last meeting of doubles.