Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina contested finals in Stuttgart and Rome in the past month, and the 2 Russians will meet again in the finals of the French Open after they both advanced over their semifinal opponents. Dinara Safina took out 20th seed Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets. Safina overpowered the youngster from the start and showed her expierence in big time matches. Kuznetsova advanced to her 4th Grand Slam final by overcoming a strong push by Samantha Stosur. After dropping the 1st set, the Aussie won the 2nd in a tiebreak, but couldn't keep up her stellar play and lost the match. Liezel Huber paired with Bob Bryan to take the mixed doubles title in a tight 3 setter.
French Open
Women's Singles- Semifinals
Dinara Safina (1) def. Dominika Cibulkova (20), 6-3, 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) def. Samantha Stosur (30), 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
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