Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands celebrates her victory over Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in their Fed Cup World Group tennis match in Moscow, February 7, 2016. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
(Reuters) - The Netherlands' dream Fed Cup run continued as Kiki Bertens crushed Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-4 in Moscow on Sunday to send the Dutch into the semi-finals of the team competition for the first time since 1997.
Bertens, the highest-ranked Dutch player but still a lowly 106, took her Fed Cup singles record to an incredible 13-1 as she overwhelmed the twice grand slam champion to give the visiting side an unassailable 3-0 lead.
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