 Kunitsyn performed the same as before, and broke Safin again to get the set on equal terms.At 5–5, Kunitsyn suffered a service break and Safin ultimately won the third set 7–5.The pair met again in the final of the Kremlin Cup, an ATP tournament played in Moscow, which is to date Kunitsyn's only tour final and was Safin's last appearance in an ATP final before his retirement in 2010.