Vesnina rallies to set up Wozniacki final in New Haven

New Haven: Unseeded Russian Elena Vesnina rallied from a break down in the deciding set to upset former world number one Amelie Mauresmo 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday and advance to the final of the New Haven Open.

Trailing 2-0 against the Frenchwoman in the third, the world number 32 reeled off six games in a row to book a final showdown against Denmark`s Caroline Wozniacki, who beat third-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta 6-4, 6-1. Mauresmo, who defeatd top-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals, struggled on serve and piled up seven double faults but heaped praise on her opponent in the final warm-up event for next week`s US Open. "She (Vesnina) was more consistent throughout the match and on the big points," Mauresmo told reporters. "She has improved a lot lately and it shows. Her whole game has improved." Second seed Wozniacki was forced to sit out a rain delay but flourished once the match was moved indoors and advanced to the second singles final in her young career. The men`s semi-finals will also take place on Saturday when Jose Acasuso of Argentina takes on big-serving American Sam Querrey, while second seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco plays Russia`s Igor Andreev. Bureau Report