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Verdasco through in New Haven


The Pilot Penn International began in earnest on Monday with wins for Fernando Verdasco and Alize Cornet.

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The New Haven event features an ATP mens and WTA womens draw and boasts a strong field with less than a week to go until the US Open.

Top seed in the mens event, Spains Fernando Verdasco, began in style with a 6-4, 6-4 second round victory over Israels Dudi Sela on Monday.

Three American men made it into the second round Robby Ginepri, Wayne Odesnik and wild card John Isner.

Ginepri got past Luis Horna from Peru 7-6, 6-2, while Odesnik put out Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 7-5, 6-4.

Isner produced an impressive display to beat Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-4, 6-4. The 6ft 9 American faces another giant, second-seeded Croat Ivo Karlovic, for a place in the third round on Tuesday.

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Swiss Patty Schnyder was among the winners in the first round of the womens event. The fifth seed fought her way past American Jill Craybas 6-4, 7-6.

Seventh seed Alize Cornet had to work hard in her first round match but was too hot for Czech Nicole Vaidisova, the young Frenchwoman coming through 6-3, 7-6.

Another teenage superstar of the womens tour, Slovak Dominika Cibulkova, was forced to retire with heat exhaustion after a set.

Click here for all of Monday’s women’s results

Elsewhere, the WTA Tour tier 4 Forest Hills Tennis Classic begins in New York on Tuesday.

The Czech Republics Petra Cetkovska will get proceedings under way when she takes on German Martina Muller in the opening match on Stadium court.

Web links

Official Pilot Penn tournament website
Official Forest Hills tournament website


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Tim Farthing, Tennishead Editorial Director & Owner, has been a huge tennis fan his whole life. He's a tennis journalist and entrepreneur as well as playing tennis to a national standard. He also helps manage his local club and volunteers for his local tennis organisation. He's a specialist in content about the administration of professional tennis and tennis coaching for all levels.