News - Elena Vesnina
Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki beat unseeded Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-4 to capture Saturday's women's final at the Pilot Pen tennis tournament. The event was a warm-up prior to the start of the U.S.
Caroline Wozniacki and Elena Vesnina advanced to the championship match Friday at the rain-marred Pilot Pen, the final tune-up for the U.S. Open. Poor weather forced the women's semifinals indoors at Yale University.
Amelie Mauresmo, seeking a return to the form that once made her the top ranked player in the world, won a spot in the semifinals Thursday at the Pilot Pen. In the final tournament prior to next week's U.S.
Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva, the top two seeds, took different paths Wednesday into the third round of the Los Angeles Women's Open. Safina, the top seed and coming off a tournament victory at the Slovenia Open, recorded a routine 6-2, 6-4 victory over Daniela Hantuchova.
Second-seeded Serena Williams, showing a strong serve, was a straight-set winner Friday in third-round play of the Wimbledon Championships in London. Williams swept by Roberta Vinci 6-3, 6-4 in an efficient 67 minutes.
