Year Belongs to Federer and Russian Women
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Roger Federer staged a single-handed  takeover of men's tennis in 2004. In the women's game the  Russians seized control.
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Favored Russia has captured the Fed Cup tennis title for the first time, with a dramatic 3-2 win over defending champion France in Moscow.
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MOSCOW: Russian newspapers praised the womenâs tennis squad yesterday for their 3-2 Fed Cup success over France, naming Anastasia Myskina the hero of the triumph.
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Sixth-seeded Anna Chakvetadze is the only woman left in this yearâs U.S. who hasnât won the tournament in the past.
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World tennis number one Roger Federer was named Swiss Sportsman of the Year for his remarkable performance in 2004. It completed a hat-trick of honors within the space of a week
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Maria Sharapova will play for Russia against Spain in the first round of next year's Fed Cup, the first time she has played for her nation in the top team event of women's tennis.
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With the U.S. Open and French Open champions, plus home-court advantage, Russia looks as if it has a good shot at winning the Fed Cup for the first time.
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Sport: Maria Sharapova won her all-Russian battle with Elena Dementieva while Justine Henin, Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic also reached the quarter-finals
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Attempt to put Roger Federerâs deepening rivalry with Rafael Nadal into historical perspective, and it is striking how few great rivalries tennis has had to choose from of late.
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Elena Dementieva outlasted Jennifer Capriati 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (5) to set up all-Russian women&#39;s final at the US Open. Earlier, Svetlana Kuznetsova became the first Russian woman to reach the Open final when she beat a limping Lindsay Davenport 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
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In this most prolific and protracted rivalry in women&#39;s tennis, a twisting tapestry of 25 matches over eight years, there have been some startling turns.
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Roger Federer, of Switzerland, reaches to return a shot against Gaston Gaudio, of Argentina, during the first set of their Tennis Masters Cup match Monday, Nov. 15, 2004 in Houston.
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FRENCH Open champion Anastasia Myskina pulled Russia back to 1-1 against defending champions France in the Federation Cup final after Nathalie Dechy upset US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 7-6 8-6.
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World number one Roger Federer is planning to continue his domination of the sport for another five years at least.
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PERTH, Australia  - Marat Safin and Anastasia  Myskina, the only grand slam champions in the eight-team field,  will be hot favorites to win Russia's first Hopman Cup when the  ITF mixed team event gets underway on Sunday.
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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Monday that world No.1s Roger Federer and Justine Henin were the 2007 ITF World Champions.
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With Svetlana Kuznetsova the third  Russian woman in a row to win a grand slam title this year, the  question now seems to be not whether Russia can produce another  champion but rather who will be next.