Gisela Dulko perdio frente a Elena Vesnina en New Haven

Gisela Dulko cayo 7-6 y 6-2 ante Elena Vesnina en su debut en el torneo Pilot Pen en New Haven.

Dulko venía de ser eliminada, tras llegar a semis en la arcilla de Bastad, en sus debuts en los torneos de Palermo y Cincinnati, también en dos sets. Y la semana pasada cayó en la segunda rueda de la qualy de Toronto, sin poder meterse en el cuadro principal.

Antes del campeonato sueco de Bastad, Dulko apenas había caído en dos torneos en la rueda inicial, sobre 14 disputados.

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US Open Series: Gisela Dulko at the Pilot Pen Main Draw ceremony

Gisela Dulko was in good spirits as she worked the crowd at the Pilot Pen Main Draw ceremony on Friday.

Dulko smiled as she chose children to take a chip out of a bowl with a number on it further revealing the 2009 Pilot Pen women’s field. She is coming off a win over Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon and will play Russian Elena Vesnina in the first round.

“The people can expect great tennis this week,” Dulko said.

The first round begins on Sunday and continues into Monday with matches starting no later than 10 a.m. There will also be a night session on Monday that begins at 7.

The women’s reigning champ, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki, makes a return as the No. 2 seed. Wozniacki will meet Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain. American Meghann Shaughnessy, is in the women’s field. Shaughnessy will play Ai Sugiyama of Japan.

Meanwhile, Dulko is looking to build on her win over Sharapova and leave New Haven with some good memories as opposed to the hazy memories that she has of the Pilot Pen.

“I’m not sure but I don’t think I ever did good here. If I did good I would remember,” Dulko said.

Dulko was eliminated in straight sets last year in the first round by No. 6 seeded Flavia Pennetta.

New Haven Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles Main Draw

[1/WC]Kuznetsova vs. Zheng
Qualifier vs. Kleybanova
A.Bondarenko vs. [WC]Shaughnessy
Sugiyama vs. [8]Mauresmo

[4/WC]Petrova vs. Chakvetadze
Bammer vs. Medina Garrigues
Vesnina vs. Dulko
Cornet vs. [7]Cibulkova

[6]Bartoli vs. Martinez Sanchez
Schiavone vs. Qualifier
Benesova vs. Stosur
Qualifier vs. [3]Pennetta

[5]A.Radwanska vs. Qualifier
Schnyder vs. Razzano
Makarova vs. Pavlyuchenkova
Suarez Navarro vs. [2]Wozniacki

New Heaven Pilot Pen Tennis Main Draw

CHAKVETADZE, Anna RUS vs. BYE
DELLACQUA, Casey AUS vs. RAZZANO, Virginie FRA
QUALIFIER vs. CIRSTEA, Sorana ROU
DULKO, Gisela ARG vs. PENNETTA, Flavia ITA

SZAVAY, Agnes HUN vs. BYE
QUALIFIER vs. QUALIFIER
KANEPI, Kaia EST vs. MAURESMO, Amelie FRA
CRAYBAS, Jill USA vs. SCHNYDER, Patty SUI

WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN vs. CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK
KIRILENKO, Maria RUS vs. QUALIFIER
MATTEK, Bethanie USA vs. PIRONKOVA, Tsvetana BUL
BARTOLI, Marion FRA vs. BYE

CORNET, Alize FRA vs. VAIDISOVA, Nicole CZE
QUALIFIER vs. SREBOTNIK, Katarina SLO
GOVORTSOVA, Olga BLR vs. KLEYBANOVA, Alisa RUS
HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK vs BYE