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SVETLANA WHO?

While Sharapova has become a worldwide superstar since her Wimbledon victory, fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova has not quite had the same impact.

According to the Times newspaper, the US Open champion was almost refused entry into the Rot-Weiss Club in Berlin, which hosts the German Open.

The security guard only agreed to let the 19-year-old in when she pointed at a promotional poster with her picture on it.

Maleeva Advances in German Open

Bulgarian top tennis player Magdalena Maleeva defeated Vera Douchevina of Russia in the first round of the Qatar Total German Open in Berlin.

Maleeva won the match in one hour, 6-3 6-1. Her next rival will be world's number seven, Svetlana Kuznetzova of Russia.

The Bulgarian racket, aged 30, has already announced that 2005 will be the last year of her playing career.

Maleeva has been running her own fashion business for several years already. She also co-owns a large sporting complex in Sofia together with her mother and sisters.