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Admiral_Needa

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Posted: 08/30/05 12:32 pm ::: Kuznetsova Upset: Where Did This Bych Come From???

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First defending women's champ loses in opener

Svetlana Kuznetsova turned in another surprise at the U.S. Open. The wrong kind.

Kuznetsova became the first defending women's champion to lose in the first round Monday, falling 6-3, 6-2 to fellow Russian Ekaterina Bychkova. After shaking hands with Bychkova, she quickly picked up her racket bag and hustled off the court.

Bychkova, who came through the junior ranks with Kuznetsova, showed no sign of nerves in her first Grand Slam appearance, breaking three times on her way to winning the first set.

The 20-year-old then broke in the first and third games of the second set to lead 3-0 before Kuznetsova gave herself a glimmer of hope by getting one of the breaks back.

But Bychkova broke again in the next game and clinched victory on her second match point when Kuznetsova made her 45th unforced error of the match.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen05/news/story?id=2145984

What a Bych! Exclamation

No. 97-ranked player on the WTA Tour, taking down the Champ.. Shocked

She's from Moscow, BTW..

It's going to be an interesting tournament... Idea

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Admiral_Needa

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Posted: 08/30/05 2:40 pm ::: Re: Kuznetsova Upset: Where Did This Bych Come From???

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Svetlana, we hardly knew you

On the match's final point, she stepped into a two-handed backhand with an expression somewhere between nonchalant and utter defeat. Naturally, it sailed long and Bychkova, like Kuznetsova a 20-year-old Russian, had the biggest win of her career -- in her first Grand Slam main draw singles match. Bychkova's only victory this season came at the ITF tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she took home $2,940 as the top prize. On Monday, she guaranteed herself at least $25,000, even if she loses her second-round match against Ivana Lisjak.

For Kuznetsova, though, it isn't about the money. She won more than $2 million last year and is closing in on $1 million in 2005. No, this is about respect and how she will be judged during her career. Kuznetsova has proved she's a top 10 player -- although her No. 5 ranking will deteriorate precipitously by the end of the year -- but is she a legitimate multi-Grand Slam champion?

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen05/columns/story?id=2146371

Some more interesting info.... Idea

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