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Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki romped to a 6-0, 7-5 win over Russia鈥檚 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova yesterday to win her third Pan Pacific Open title.
The former world No. 1 needed only 75 minutes to complete the rout under the Tokyo sunshine, capturing her first title of the year after losing in six finals.
Third seed Wozniacki stormed through the first set in just 22 minutes, blazing winners past a stunned Pavlyuchenkova, who was firing blanks up to that point.
The Russian saved a match point in the 10th game of the second set before Wozniacki converted on her third opportunity, fizzing a backhand pass down the line to claim the 26th WTA singles title of her career.
鈥淚t was my seventh final this year and obviously after a while it gets harder and harder,鈥 said Wozniacki after winning her first tournament since taking the title in China鈥檚 Hong Kong in October last year.
鈥淥bviously I鈥檝e won here in the past and it has great memories for me, so I鈥檓 happy I was able to stay focused and aggressive,鈥 the Dane added. 鈥淓verything was going my way in the first set. The second set was tricky but I managed to stay positive and it feels great to win the title again. It was awesome.鈥
Wozniacki, who finished as year-end world No. 1 in 2010 and 2011 but has since slipped back to sixth in the rankings, turned her focus to winning a first grand slam title next season.
鈥淗opefully if I stay healthy I can put myself in position,鈥 said the two-time US Open finalist. 鈥淲hen you go on a roll and play great tennis, you鈥檙e going to give yourself opportunities.鈥
Wozniacki, also Tokyo winner in 2010 and runner-up in 2014, joined former greats Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini with three Pan Pacific Open crowns.
Martina Hingis holds the record with five.
In Seoul, South Korea, top seed Jelena Ostapenko clinched victory at the Korea Open yesterday, defeating Brazil鈥檚 Beatriz Haddad Maia in a closely contested three-set final.
The 20-year-old French Open champion from Latvia rallied from a set down to beat the debutante finalist 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4, in 2 hours and 15 minutes.
鈥淚鈥檓 really happy to win my second title here and in my career,鈥 Ostapenko said after the match. 鈥淚 enjoyed playing here and to also see so many Latvian flags is amazing.鈥
Yesterday鈥檚 win was Ostapenko鈥檚 first hardcourt title since her upset victory over third seed Simona Halep at the French Open in June.
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