Russians take control in Fed Cup

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:01

The defending champions dominated day one of the best-of-five rubbers final following wins for world number seven Svetlana Kuznetsova and ninth-ranked Vera Zvonareva in Saturday’s singles.

Russia will now secure their fourth Fed Cup title title in five years with a victory in any of the three remaining rubbers scheduled for Sunday.

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By Tim Farthing

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