Pilot Pen Tennis: Men’s and Women’s Draw Preview and Analysis

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Published: August 22, 2010

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Pilot Pen Tennis—New Haven, Connecticut

The final week of the US Open Olympus Series will feature one of only four events on the calender year where both men and women compete at the same event. While the Pilot Pen tournament is usually sparse in star power due to the US Open taking place the very next week, this year's event will feature hometown hero James Blake, and World No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki.

With Blake suffering from various injuries throughout the season, and Wozniacki becoming the forerunner favorite at the US Open with the withdrawals of Serena Williams and Justine Henin, the 48-player men's field and the 30-draw women's field will provide a final indicator towards the favorites heading into New York.

There are no Top 10 players taking part in the men's field this year, with Marcos Baghdatis, Thomaz Bellucci, Fernando Gonzalez, and Mardy Fish rounding out the top four seeds. Other notables players to watch out for in New Haven will be No. 5 seed Andrey Golubev, No. 7 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov, Taylor Dent, and No. 11 seed Xavier Malisse.

Fish could be coming in fatigued after his world-beater effort in Cincinnati, and his productivity at the event could be limited. The same could be said for Baghdatis, who defeated Rafael Nadal during his semifinal march in Ohio. Fernando Gonzalez will see his first action since injuring his knee at the French Open, and although he will be eager to put forth a good effort, I wouldn't expect much from the swashbuckling Chilean.



The men's field will likely be dominated by a multitude of upsets, and it would be wise to either choose a few of the lower ranked seeded players, or an aspiring American to make some noise.

Dolgopolov may just be the seeded player to look at this week, while Taylor Dent's menacing serve could provide him with a stellar result. Malisse has also been playing some great ball as of late, an...
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