Lepchenko returns

After applying for political asylum in the US years ago, Lepchenko has finally returned to region she fled so long ago.

She was 16 years old, came to Miami for a youth tournament and realized that she was alone, abandoned by her native Uzbekistan.

"A couple of days before the tournament I did not see my name in the entry list. I asked what was going on and they told me that I was canceled by the federation Uzbek. They did not want me to play. They saw me crying, I was 16 and they told me that I would not be prevented from playing. I just had to get in touch with the right people to represent the United States. And so I did."

In Moscow it did not go too well - she lost to Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0 7-6.