Caroline Wozniacki to meet Bencic in semis

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Caroline Wozniacki to meet  Bencic in semis
Caroline Wozniacki plays a return to Angelique Kerber.

Published: Sat 26 Sep 2015, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Sat 26 Sep 2015, 11:18 AM

 Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki battled back after a mid-match slump to beat Angelique Kerber of Germany on Friday and book a place in the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open.
Needing some strong results on the Asian swing to force her way into next month's WTA Finals, Wozniacki reached the last four with a 6-2 2-6 6-3 win over Kerber, who had won three of their last four clashes.
"It was a tough match - it always is when I play Angelique," said Wozniacki, who won the Tokyo event in 2010 and was runner-up last year.
Wozniacki's semifinal opponent will be Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, who defeated Garbine Muguruza of Spain 7-6 (1) 6-1. The defending champion, Serbia's Ana Ivanovic, was knocked out in Friday's quarterfinals by Dominika Cibulkova, losing 7-6 (5) 6-3 to the Slovakian. Cibulkova will play Agnieszka Radwanska after the Pole overcame Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 7-5 6-2. - Agencies
"My hands are a bit sore returning those 190km serves, but I'm good and ready for the next one," said Radwanska. 

By Reuters

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