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First defending women's champ loses in opener

ESPN.com news services

Monday, August 29, 2005

NEW YORK -- Svetlana Kuznetsova turned in another surprise at the U.S. Open. The wrong kind. Kuznetsova became the first defending women's champion to lose in the first round Monday, falling 6-3, 6-2 to fellow Russian Ekaterina Bychkova. After shaking hands with Bychkova, she quickly picked up her racket bag and hustled off the court. Serena's latest fashion statement Serena Williams said it herself -- it's all about the bling. Williams wore 15-karat earrings worth $40,000 during her firs ...

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