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Serbia's Jankovic wins Kremlin Cup tennis title

17:40 12/10/2008

MOSCOW, October 12 (RIA Novosti) - World number one tennis player Jelena Jankovic from Serbia claimed the 2008 Kremlin Cup title on Sunday after beating Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in the final.

The tournament prize money in the women's singles is some $1.34 million, while the men's singles competition has $1.05 million up for grabs.

The Kremlin Cup, held this year for the 19th time, was Russia's first international professional tournament and is one of the richest events in the ATP's (Association of Tennis Professionals) International Series.

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