Date:14/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/14/stories/2008091459561700.htm

Sport - Tennis

Russia takes a 2-0 lead

MADRID: Olympic Games bronze medallist Vera Zvonareva and former US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova gave defending champions Russia a 2-0 lead against Spain in the Fed Cup final on Saturday.

Zvonareva defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-4 before Kuznetsova, the world number seven, eased past Carla Suarez Navarro, the world 49, 6-3, 6-1 as Russia took a huge step closer to a fourth Fed Cup crown.

The results: Spain 0 Russia 2 (Anabel Medina lost to Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-4; Carla Suarez lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova) 6-3, 6-1. — Agencies