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France's Nathalie Detchy celebrates with captain Guy Forget as the defending champions claim an early lead

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But the home side soon equalise as world number three Anastasia Myskina sees off a spirited Tatiana Golovin

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Fed Cup captain Shamil Tarpishev congratulates Myskina after she defeats Dechy at the new 5,200-seater Ice Stadium

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Svetlana Kuznetsova falls on her way to defeat at the hands of Tatiana Golovin during the fourth singles match

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Bartoli and Loit pysche themseves up during the decisive doubles rubber but the Cup will not be returning to France

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Former president Boris Yeltsin waves as his team triumph to cap off what has been a dream year for Russian tennis

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Russia becomes the tenth different nation in the history of the competition to lift the Fed Cup trophy