Kuznetsova crushes Dementieva to reach Stuttgart final

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STUTTGART, Germany, May 2 - World number nine Svetlana Kuznetsova marched into the Stuttgart Grand Prix final on Saturday, crushing fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-4 6-2 in just 67 minutes.

The former U.S. Open champion will now meet the winner of the other semi-final between world number one Dinara Safina and Italy's Flavia Pennetta.

Kuznetsova, the fifth seed, was dominant throughout and took more chances than her second seeded opponent who littered the clay court with errors.

Kuznetsova broke the 2008 Olympic champion twice in the first set and gave the world number three no chance in the second, racing to a a 3-0 lead and breaking again to win.

(Writing by Karolos Grohmann in Berlin, Editing by Alan Baldwin; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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