Kunitsyn and Jankovic secure Kremlin Cup titles

Moscow: Unheralded Igor Kunitsyn upset former world No.1 Marat Safin 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 in an all- Russian Kremlin Cup final to clinch his maiden title on Sunday. Earlier, world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic overpowered Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in the women's final to win her third title in a row. Kunitsyn, the world No. 71, broke in the sixth game of the final set to take a 4-2 lead. The 27-year-old, playing in his first ATP final, held his nerve and sealed victory by firing his seventh ace past Safin on his first matchpoint. Safin, seeded seventh and bidding to claim his first title in almost four years, reached the final without hitting a ball when his semi-final opponent, German Mischa Zverev, withdrew with illness on Saturday. The big Russian has not tasted success since winning the Australian Open in January, 2005. Jankovic, making... [read full story]