74 minutes separated seventh-ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova from her second Grand Slam title as she breezed through top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 to win the French Open, per ESPN.com.

Kuznetsova, winner of the 2004 U.S. Open, overcame her shaky emotions and capitalized on the seven double-faults of Safina, who could not find her rhythm in the orange clay at Roland Garros (@rolandgarros_09). The loss marked the end to Safina’s 16-match winning streak.

Twitterers in Paris shared their thoughts about the match:

1. 
   DrMorisset va faire autre chose que regarder la finale de roland garros cet apmidi, parce que faut pas rigoler : le tennis féminin n’est pas du tennis (will do anything but watch the final of Roland Garros this apmidi because need not laugh: Women’s tennis is not tennis)  06 Jun 2009 from web
2. 
   jaimebiendotcom je ne comprends pas les personnes qui achètent des places en final Dames à Roland Garros … près de 100 euros pour 1h de tennis (I do not understand people who buy tickets in Ladies final atRoland Garros … nearly 100 euros for 1 hour of tennis) 06 Jun 2009 from web
3. 
   leonlee919 See you next year Safina, u will eventually make it!! 06 Jun 2009 from web
4. 
   karthikaluru Safina crashes!! This is turning out to be a season of surprises! Watch out Federer and Men in Blue. 06 Jun 2009 from web
5. 
   rolandgarros_09 Kuznetsova finds herself, and first Roland Garros title http://bit.ly/ryFpx 06 Jun 2009 from TweetDeck

Here’s a quick look at action from the rain-dampened match:

Taken at Roland Garros during women's final by @alaingerlache

Tomorrow’s men’s final features second-ranked Roger Federer against 23rd-ranked Robin Soderling.

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