Kuznetsova, the owner of eleven Tour titles, started the match by a break to take a 2-0 lead. Radwanska, who had ten career wins against top-ten ranked players, tried to fight back by pulling the score back to 1-2.
In the following games, Kuznetsova refused to allow any break. The 24-year-old Russian decided to focus on the baseline and delivered a stable performance.
She broke twice to establish a 5-2 lead and seized the second of the two set points to end the first set 6-2.
In the second set, Kuznetsova broke again to lead 2-0 again. She continued her masterful form by hitting a number of powerful attacks. Although Radwanska didn't drop any of her serve points in the rest part of this set, one break was enough for Kuznetsova to seal the victory 6-2, 6-4.
Kuznetsova climbed to world number four by winning the tournament, and Radwanska stopped her 4-0 Tour finals winning streak since 2007.
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