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Russians rule in Paris

Author: Brandon Barker
Date: 05/06/2009

World number one and betting favourite Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova will meet in an all-Russian final at the French Open.

Safina was far too strong for Dominika Cibulkova, winning 6-3, 6-3 to reach a second successive final at Roland Garros, having been beaten to the title by Ana Ivanovic last year.

Kuznetsova, the runner-up in Paris in 2006, needed three sets to defeat Australia's Sam Stosur, eventually emerging as a 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 victor.

In the Twenty20 Cup, Northamptonshire lost their first game in the Midlands-Wales-West Division, going down by 30 runs to Somerset.

Worcestershire kept alive their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the competition by defeating Glamorgan by 29 runs in Cardiff.

Warwickshire saw off Gloucestershire by four wickers at Edgbaston, with Bears skipper Ian Westwood hitting a quickfire 44 not out to make of the win.

Lancashire made it six wins out of six in the North Division, easing to a six-wicket victory over Durham, while Yorkshire proved far too strong for Nottinghamshire at Headingley.

An unbeaten 82 from Adam Voges helped Notts reach 155-6 from their 20 overs, but the Tykes powered home with two overs to spare.

Andrew Gale was the star of the show, blasting 91 from 55 balls faced, including 12 fours and two sixes.

In the same division, Leicestershire beat Derbyshire by 14 runs to remain in the hunt for a place in the last eight.

In the South Division Hampshire thrashed Essex by 75 runs at the Rose Bowl, with Michael Lumb dominating proceedings by making an unbeaten 124.

The opener smashed 14 fours and four sixes in an explosive innings which spanned a mere 69 balls.

There was controversy at Hove as partially failing floodlights played havoc with Sussex's clash with Kent, with the hosts eventually emerging a two-run winners under the Duckworth-Lewis Method.

There was a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the first round of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor.

David Frost, Thomas Bjorn, Nick Dougherty and Alan McLean all shot five-under par rounds of 66, while European Ryder Cup captain, Colin Montgomerie, was three shots further back.

His USA counterpart, Corey Pavin, could only manage a 72 as he took a close look at the course which will host next year's showdown.

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