dinara safina and svetlana kuznetsova meet in women's final

TODAY'S WOMEN'S FINAL

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super star dinara safina, russia, vs. svetlana kuznetsova, Russia They played on clay in a final in Rome on May 10, and Safina won. They played on clay in a final in Stuttgart on May 3, and Kuznetsova won.

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They played a French Open semifinal in 2008, and Safina won. They played a French Open quarterfinal in 2006, and Kuznetsova won. They've played eight times on clay, and each has won four.

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They've played 13 times overall, and Safina has won eight. They've played and they've played and they've played -- all the way back to age 12 or 13, when Kuznetsova was the girl from St. Petersburg, Safina the girl from Moscow.

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Kuznetsova: "This story goes waaay back." Safina: "She was a funny girl." Kuznetsova: "I had no chance against her." Safina: "I mean, you would look at her, and it was like, 'No way she can be one day, like, winning Grand Slam.

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" Kuznetsova: "She was very good then, and then her brother was huge. I was coming to Marat, 'Hey, I know your sister Dinara. Can you give me autograph?' "

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however again they play. Viewed with a wide lens, it's rather incredible.