 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
Wozniacki Into Semifinals In Tokyo
posted 8:32 am Fri October 03, 2008 -
Stay on top of breaking news! Sign up for NewsChannel 8 e-mail alerts.
(Sports Network) - Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki inched closer to her third title this year, overpowering seventh seed Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, 6-4, 6-1 Friday in the quarterfinals of the $175,000 Japan Open Tennis Championships.
The top-seeded Wozniacki, who is just 18-year-old, has titles at Stockholm and New Haven, vaulting her to a current ranking of 16th in the world.
Next up in the semifinals for the Dane will be a matchup against Slovakia's Jarmila Gajdosova, a 7-5, 7-5 quarterfinal winner over Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic.
Fifth seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia was a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1) victor over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. Kanepi's semifinal opponent will be eighth seed Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada, who posted a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Australian Samantha Stosur.
The 2008 Japan Open champion will collect $28,000.
Copyright 2008 The Sports Network
All rights reserved
Next up in the semifinals for the Dane will be a matchup against Slovakia's Jarmila Gajdosova, a 7-5, 7-5 quarterfinal winner over Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic.
Fifth seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia was a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1) victor over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. Kanepi's semifinal opponent will be eighth seed Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada, who posted a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Australian Samantha Stosur.The 2008 Japan Open champion will collect $28,000.
Copyright 2008 The Sports Network
All rights reserved
Need Some Help Around The House? The Pro Knows
Not a member yet? Click Here to sign up.
Please leave your comments below:
Messages that harass, abuse or threaten other members; have obscene or otherwise objectionable content; have spam, commercial or
advertising content or inappropriate links may be removed and may result in the loss of your posting privileges.
Please do not post any private information unless you want it to be available publicly.
Never assume that you are completely anonymous and cannot be identified by your posts.
© 2008 NewsChannel 8, a division of Allbritton Communications Company-
The 'RUNNING MAN' icon is a registered trademark of America Online, Inc.
NewsChannel 8 to leave comments on news stories.