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Wozniacki, Kanepi Into Finals In Tokyo
posted 8:32 am Sat October 04, 2008 -
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(Sports Network) - Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki is one match from taking her third title this year after overpowering unseeded Jarmila Gajdosova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-3 Friday in the semifinals of the $175,000 Japan Open Tennis Championships.
The top-seeded Wozniacki, who is just 18 years old, has titles at Stockholm and New Haven, vaulting her to a current ranking of 16th in the world. She needed just 1:15 to reach the finals thanks to saving 5-of-6 break points in the match.
Her finals opponent will be fifth seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, who was victorious over eighth-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada 6-4, 6-4 in a little less than two hours.
The 2008 Japan Open champion will collect $28,000.
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Her finals opponent will be fifth seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, who was victorious over eighth-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada 6-4, 6-4 in a little less than two hours.
The 2008 Japan Open champion will collect $28,000.Copyright 2008 The Sports Network
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