Kuznetsova scissors her way to a cutting-edge upset

Svetlana Kuznetsova hacked off her own hair with a pair of scissors and burst into tears before saving a match point and beating defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 at the WTA Finals on Monday.

Despite appearing on the verge of exhaustion and close to breaking down, Kuznetsova somehow summoned up the energy to win her opening round-robin match in dramatic fashion - less than 48 hours after she qualified for the prestigious end-of-season championship.

Spectators at Singapore's Indoor Stadium looked on in stunned disbelief when the Russian gave herself an impromptu haircut early in the deciding third set, asking the umpire to get her a large of pair scissors before proceeding to chop off the end of her ponytail and tossing the loose strands onto her chair.