Reigning French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, currently ranked No. 6 on the WTA tour, will be coming to New Haven.

Kuznetsova, who reached the semifinals in 2006 and won the title in 2007 in her two previous appearances at the Pilot Pen, was just 3-4 since winning the French Open leading to her requesting a wild card.

Kuznetsova will give the tournament three top 10 women's players in No. 6 Kuznetsova, No. 8 Carolina Wozniacki and No. 10 Flavia Pennetta.

Veteran American Meghann Shaughnessy, currently ranked 915th in singles and unranked in doubles as she has been forced out of action because of a knee injury, will receive wild cards into both the singles and doubles draw.

The tournament now has two wild cards left for both the men and women.

No. 12 Nadia Petrova is a strong candidate to receive one of the women's wild cards while the tournament is awaiting word from No. 22 Daniela Hantuchova.

On the men's side, No. 34 Dudi Sela and No. 41 Juan Monaco withdrew from the main draw.

Following up on a previous entry, it looks as if Venus Williams and James Blake, the only players to win the Pilot Pen more than once, will opt for rest over playing in New Haven.

Williams quotes following her loss on Tuesday in Toronto made it clear that she is not planning to play again before the U.S. Open. Blake, a former Fairfield resident, also appears to be leaning that way. A post on his official site said Blake will take next week off meaning that the only matches he will play between Wimbledon and the U.S. Open will be a pair of losses in a Davis Cup tie to Croatia and Tuesday's loss in Mason, Ohio to Igor Kunitsyn.