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May 3 2009, AP

Svetlana Kuznetsova has beaten top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 to win the Porsche Grand Prix and capture her first WTA title since September 2007.

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U.S tennis star Venus Williams attends a press conference during the first day of the Emirates Dubai WTA Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009.