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Kuznetsova beats Safina captures second Grand Slam title LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleResultsRankingsMoneyWinnersATP ScheduleResultsRaceRankingsMoneyWinnersWTA Tennis on TSNeotText SizeParis France (Sports Network) Svetlana Kuznetsova captured her second career Grand Slam title on Saturday with a straightset victory over fellow Russian Dinara Safina in the final of the 2009 French OpenKuznetsova earned a 64 62 triumph over the topseeded Safina for her second major championship and first since the 2004 US Open as a 19yearold She was also the runnerup at the 2006 French Open losing to Justine Henin and also fell to the Belgian great in the 2007 US Open final Its been so many years since I won the first Grand Slam said Kuznetsova courtside after the match I knew I was going to play my best game I was very calm but this is a big moment for me Safina meanwhile is still trying for a first Grand Slam title despite owning the worlds top ranking She was a loser to Ana Ivanovic in last years French final and fell to Serena Williams in the title match at the Australian Open earlier this year Im back in the same situation as last year said a dejected Safina during the trophy ceremony after the match Hopefully one day I can win here The 23yearold Safina entered Saturdays final riding a 16match winning streak with titles in Rome and Madrid She had just one loss in 21 matches on clay this year but that setback came against Kuznetsova in the Stuttgart final last month The two also met in the Rome final with Safina coming out on top in straight sets On Saturday it looked more like the Stuttgart final which Kuznetsova won in straight sets Safina won the first three points of Saturdays match on the way to a break of serve but Kuznetsova quickly regrouped She won the next eight points breaking back at love before holding serve with four straight points Both players settled into the match from there until the eighth game when a fortunate bounce went Kuznetsovas way With a break point Kuznetsova sent a backhand across the net and the ball skipped off the service line and stayed low going under Safinas racket Serving for the set with a 53 edge Kuznetsova didnt even win a point as Safina broke at love to keep the set alive but only for one more game Kuznetsova quickly took control of the 10th game and earned a pair of break points She needed only one ripping a backhand down the line that Safina barely reached breaking serve for a third time and finishing the set in 39 minutes Each player had m...