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Wozniacki sent packing by Kanepi
It took the Estonian nearly two hours and a half to make the progress into the quarter finals where she will be playing Agnieszka Radwanska. The two players exchanged three breaks, two of which being taken by Kanepi who grabbed the first lead thanks to a late break which propelled her two games atop.
Wozniacki suggested a consistent comeback when the Dane broke her opponent twice in the second set and saved two other break points form Kanepi who conceded the set by five games. The third term saw the Estonian set back the pace and take a two game advantage. She managed to broke the Dane three times before sealing to the long awaited victory.
Said Kanepi after the big win: “I’m very excited about the victory, and about how I played in the match. I really fought for it. I always believe if I play my best I can beat anyone. But I just have to make sure I’m playing my best when I go out there.”
The Estonian finished the game with a 55 first serve percentage, a 45 return one, four aces, six double faults and a 54 service percentage. On the other side, Wozniacki developed a better 64 first serve percentage and converted the same number of breaks as her opponent, five out of eight tries. She also won 46 percent of return points and 55 of service ones.
The head to head series between the two has now gone 2-1 to the world leader whose last win over the 26 year old dates from the 2009 Indian Wells event. Kanepi will next meet Agnieszka Radwanska who ousted Jelena Jankovic in three sets after surviving an early scare, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
Radwanska had a pretty poor start in which she conceded three of her services and only stole a service from the Serb. But things looked more different in the second round when the Polish broke Jankovic three times. Finally, Radwanska improved her play even in the third set, leaving the eighth seed six games behind her.
The world number 13 thus managed to keep the sheet clean throughout the entire decider, claiming the victory in nearly a couple of hours. Agnieszka won 62 percent of service points, 56 of returning one but also hit an ace and committed a couple of double faults.
She also converted seven out of ten break points, compared to Jelena’s five break conversions, a 45 return percentage, four double faults and a 44 service percentage. Radwanska has evened the head to head confrontations with the world number 12 whose only win comes from the 2008 French Open.
On the second half of the draw, second seed Maria Sharapova has also made a uneasy progress into the quarter finals, though the former world leader needed a couple of sets to speed through. Sharapova edged Julia Goerges 7-6, 7-6, winning the breaks in the same manner.
The two broke each other once in the opener but it was the Russian to set the pace during the first tie break which she eventually won at four. As for the second set, it saw both players convert four break points and set yet another tight breaker.
Sharapova went three points ahead thanks to an early momentum which helped her to close the meeting after two terms, winning the meeting in just over two hours. She has also extended the lead in the head to head series to 3-0.
World number two finished the game with a 74 first serve percentage, four aces, a 59 service percentage, 11 double faults and four aces. Maria also won 49 percent of return points, compared to her opponent’s showing which included three aces, a 51 service percentage, a double faults and a 41 return percentage.
Next up for the former world champion is fifth favorite Petra Kvitova who follows a pretty easy win against Vania King whom the Czech defeated 6-1, 7-6. Kvitova powered through to a four game quick lead in the opener but had a much harder time in the second set which saw the American, who had previously defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, push the term into the tie break.
Both players held their services consistently as King seemed to be heading towards a leveler. Unfortunately for the American, she lost the pace to allow Kvitova go three mini breaks atop and celebrate the one hour and 23 minute victory.
The Czech converted 71 percent of first serve points and just 39 of returning ones. She also hit six double faults, hit an ace and won 74 percent of service points. On the other side, King had a 56 first serve percentage, a poor 26 return one and zero aces.
Seventh seed Marion Barotli, who is chasing her first title of the season, eased past Shuai Peng in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, needing one hour and 13 minutes to secure the quarter final berth. The French claimed the first lead in just over half an hour as she converted both break points.
Concerning the second term, it was dominated by the same Bartoli who broke her opponent four more times. She also conceded one service amid the round but that was not sufficient for the Chinese to stay in touch with the leveler. Overall, Bartoli came up with a poor 38 first serve percentage, eight double faults and six break conversions.
She won at the same time 60 percent of service points and 63 of return ones, compared to her opponent’s performance which featured a 55 first serve percentage, two aces, a 38 service percentage, four double faults and one out of three break point conversions.
Marion still leads the direct confrontations with the world number 15 whom she has defeated five times so far. Her previous win dates from this term’s Doha event, while Peng has last beaten the tenth ranked at the 2010 Charleston event.
Bartoli is expected to meet third seed Victoria Azarenka in the quarter finals which will be by far the toughest meeting of the last eight. Azarenka follows a 6-3, 7-5 win against Klara Zakopalova whom she defeated in one hour and 38 minutes. Azarenka dominated both terms although she was forced to go win the second set by seven games.
Klara managed to break the favorite twice in the opener but she also conceded three services which cost her the first set. As for the second set, it saw the two exchange nine breaks, five of which being taken by the Belarusian who struggled to close the meeting after two sets. She eventually managed the end of the round, leaving her opponent two games behind thanks to a late break.
Victoria finished the game with a 69 first serve percentage, 12 double faults, two aces, a 62 first serve percentage and eight breaks, compared to her opponent’s five double faults, a 50 return percentage and a 38 service one. Azarenka improved her record over the world number 48 to 3-0. Her previous victory came from the 2008 US Open Grand Slam.
Fourth seed Vera Zvonareva has also made the progress through the quarter finals when the Russian crashed Iveta Benesova 6-1, 6-2. Vera rallied past her opponent in the first set which brought her a couple of breaks and repeated the performance in the second one when she also managed to convert two out of three break points.
It took the Russian exactly one hour to book a spot into the best eight term, finishing the game with a 60 first serve percentage, a 50 return one, six double faults, four aces and a 67 service percentage. On the other side, Benesova came up with a 64 first serve percentage, a 33 return one, a double faults and a 50 service percentage.
The head to head series between the two has now gone 5-1 to the world number four who leads the direct confrontations 5-1. Vera’s last win dates from this year’s Australian Open. Next up for her is Maria Kirilenko who has provided a small surprise in the third term when the Russian ousted former word, number one and 13th seed Ana Ivanovic in two sets, 6-3, 6-1.
A break was sufficient for Krilenko to win the first set in just over half an hour, while the second set saw her both break her opponent three times and power through to a clear unexpected win. Kirilenko came up with a 69 first serve percentage, three double faults, a 50 return percentage, an ace and a 66 service percentage.
Concerning Serb’s showing, it included a 59 first serve percentage, six double faults, a couple of aces, a 34 return percentage and a 50 service one. Despite the win, Kirilenko has gone 2-3 with Ivanovic whose last win comes from the 2007 Los Angeles event.
Tokyo Prize Money and points:
Winner – $360,000 and 900 points WTA
Runner up – $180,000 and 620 points WTA
Semi finalist – $90,000 and 395 points WTA
Quarter finalist – $41,450 and 225 points WTA
Third round – $20,550 and 125 points WTA
Second round – $10,575 and 70 points WTA
First round – $5,500 and one point WTA
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