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Wozniacki takes Pan Pacific Open title

FORMER world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki continued her revival by brushing aside Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-3 yesterday to win the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo for the second time and secure her first title of the year.

Hampered by injuries, the 26-year-old Dane slumped to No. 74 in the world at the end of August and looked like going through a season without a title for the first time since 2007, sparking rumors retirement might be on the horizon.

She again looked in trouble after losing her serve for the second time in the opening set yesterday but proved almost unstoppable after receiving treatment on her upper thigh and wrapped up her 24th career title in 106 minutes.

“It’s a final, both of us have had a great week, I just wanted to go out there and have fun and try and play well,” Wozniacki said in a courtside interview after adding a second title to her 2010 triumph.

Wildcard Osaka, 18, was playing her first WTA Tour final and will move into the top 50 on the back of her Tokyo run.

Wozniacki, who rose to No. 28 in the world after reaching the semifinals of the US Open earlier this month, will move another four or five spots closer to the top 20 on the back of her first title since Kuala Lumpur in March last year.

In Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Roberta Vinci downed Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig in the first round of the Wuhan Open yesterday.

Italy’s Vinci took just 80 minutes to defeat the Puerto Rican 6-3, 6-3.

American qualifier Louisa Chirico was handed a pass to the second round after US Open quarterfinalist Timea Bacsinszky retired in the second set.




 

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