World number two Caroline Wozniacki outclassed Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, to take a berth in the final at the Pan Pacific Open women’s tennis tournament yesterday.
The 20-year-old Danish top seed, who dropped only seven games in her three previous matches this week, needed a tough two hours and 51 minutes before clinching a 6-2, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 victory in the semi-finals.
“I’m feeling good. I’m enjoying being here to play the final. It’s a great feeling. I’m looking forward to that,” said Wozniacki, who lost her opening matches in her previous two visits to Tokyo.
“I was really happy that I won the match and that I was in the final. It was a tough match and Victoria is a great player and a good friend of mine. We always have tough matches and it was nice to win this battle.”
In today’s final, Wozniacki will play Beijing Olympic gold medallist Elena Dementieva, of Russia, who defeated French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, of Italy, 6-4, 7-5.