Wozniacki Dispatches Russian To Retain WTA Title

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark holds the championship trophy after her victory against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, on September 24, 2017 AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI

Caroline Wozniacki has retained the WTA Pan Pacific Open after seeing off Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0, 7-5 on Sunday.

The former world number one, by virtue of the win, has won the title three times.

And she 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.

“It was my seventh final this year and obviously after a while it gets harder and harder,” Wozniacki said after te match.

“Obviously I’ve won here in the past and it has great memories for me so I’m happy I was able to stay focused and aggressive,” she added.

“Everything 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.”

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