(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-1 in the final of Kremlin Cup on Saturday.
At the joint WTA and ATP event in Moscow Kuznetsova, prevailed 6-2, 6-1 in one hour 18 minutes for her fourth win in five meetings with last year's champion.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Kuznetsova dominated from the start, earning a one-set lead in 40 minutes as Pavlyuchenkova appeared tired after winning her eighth career title in Linz, Austria last week.
In the second set Pavlyuchenkova, who has played three three-setters on her way to the final, ran out of gas allowing Kuznetsova, who has dropped only one set in four previous matches here, to gain a commanding 5-0 lead minutes before she claimed the set and the match.
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