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Our bloggers check in with the latest news and views from the 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament.


Friday, August 15, 2008

Women's draw is out

The women's main draw ceremony just wrapped up. The most interesting first-round matchups are Alize Cornet playing Nicole Vaidisova in a rematch of the first round of the Olympics which was won by Cornet. The little bit of trivia was pointed out by 18-year-old Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark who was the player representative at the draw. Wozniacki drew Dominika Cibulkova in another showdown of talented teens. Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo will face Kaia Kanepi in the first round.

There was no player movement in either the men's and women's fields overnight. Donald Young was given the third men's main draw wild card joining Robby Ginepri and Ivo Karlovic. The conducting of the men's draw was pushed back until the completion of the John Isner/Juan Martin Del Potro match in Washington, D.C. If Isner wins, he will receive a Special Exempt spot in the field allowing the tournament to give out another wild card.

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