Sun Aug 26 00:58:46 2007

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Blake wins Pilot Pen

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New Haven, CT (Sports Network) - Third-seeded American James Blake defeated unseeded compatriot Mardy Fish to win the $650,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event on Saturday in a final U.S. Open tune-up.

Blake, who won here in 2005, battled through a tough first set and went on to beat Fish 7-5, 6-4 in 78 minutes to capture the $84,000 prize.

Blake, last week's Cincinnati Masters runner-up to the great Roger Federer, won his second title of the year and 10th of his career.

It was the first finals appearance for Fish since April of 2006.