Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova froze out world number one Dinara Safina to claim a first French Open title on Saturday after overwhelming her compatriot.

Kuznetsova hardly allowed Safina to warm up on court before she condemned her to a 6-4, 6-2 defeat in 74 minutes on an unusually chilly and damp day in Paris.

So one-sided was the affair that it barely came as a surprise when the dejected Safina bowed out with a double fault that bounced off the tape and fell wide.

Instead of rejoicing in her moment of triumph, a sympathetic Kuznetsova consoled her teary-eyed childhood friend by giving her a hug and a kiss across the net.

It was only then that the seventh seed raised her arms and thumped her heart to celebrate the fact that after five years she had won a second grand slam title to add to her 2004 success at the U.S. Open.