Igor Andreev won the Kremlin Cup

The winner of the 16th International Tennis tournament "Kremlin Cup" in the men's solitary category was Russian Igor Andreev. In the final match on the court of the Olympic capital complex, in three parties, he outplayed the experienced German tennis player Nicholas Kifer with a score of 5: 7, 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 2. This is the third championship title of a Russian this season, which brought him 142 thousand dollars of prize.

The owner of Kortov lost the first set and was inferior in the second with a score of 0: 4, but demonstrated outstanding volitional qualities and managed to turn the course of the match that was unsuccessfully formed for him, pleasing Moscow fans. At the same time, Igor during the match needed the help of a doctor - recently he has been performing with an injured knee.

For a Russian, this result was the best for his time for his performance at the Moscow tournament. Andreev for the first time loudly declared himself precisely on the "Kremlin Cup". In 2003, the organizers provided a special invitation (Wild Card) to an unknown tennis player. And he did not disappoint them, reaching the 1/4 finals, losing to the acting champion Frenchman Paul Henri Mathieu.

As for the kifer, he reached the final of the Kremlin Cup for the second time and was defeated again. Four years ago, the German lost in a decisive match to the Russian Evgeny Kafelnikov, and in the current draw did not lose a single party to his rivals. Prior to this match, today's rivals played only twice, and both times the victory went to the German.

For the second year in a row in men's competitions, the Kremlin Cup is winning a Russian. A year ago, Nikolai Davydenko was the best, who in the current tournament was sown under the first number, but dropped out of the struggle after the starting match.

Marie Pierce takes the Kremlin Cup to France

The winner of the female single tournament was Frenchwoman Marie Pierce. On Sunday, the third Kremlin Cup racket in two sets with a score of 6: 4, 6: 3 outplayed the Italian tennis player Francesca Schiavone.

Recall that on the way to the final Schiavon forced the rackets of the favorites of the Moscow tournament - Amelie Mororemo, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva. As for the Pierce, the Frenchwoman, who won the Kremlin Cup back in 1998, won a fantastic victory over Elena Likhovtseva in the quarter-finals, playing six matches in a row on a tie-break, and in the semifinals it was stronger than Dinara Safina.

Italian, who went to the finals for the fourth time, could not win her first title in her career. At the same time, the pier for the 18th time became the winner of the WTA tournament. This success, in addition to 190 thousand dollars of prize and 300 rating glasses, allowed her to reserve a place in the final tournament of the Year of the Women's Tennis Association.

It remains to add that last year the Kremlin Cup won Anastasia Myskina, with a score of 7: 5, 6: 0, who outplayed Elena Dementieva in the final.