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  • Nishikori Denies Raonic in Tokyo

    Nishikori Denies Raonic in Tokyo

    Kei Nishikori

    Tokyo brought defeat for the top two seeds in the first round, which was all the opening the third seed, Kei Nishikori of Japan, and the fourth seed, Milos Raonic of Canada, needed to march into the final.

    In a tight three sets, Nishikori beat Milos Raonic 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4, in a match which lasted 2 hours and 13 minutes.

    Tokyo has been good to Japan’s top player — this was Kei’s second title there.  He now has four titles in 2014, along with a Grand Slam final appearance at the US Open.  It’s safe to say these are Kei’s best career achievements.

    But there is more to be achieved.  Both Nishikori and Raonic are still fighting for the last five spots that are yet to be filled in the race to the year end championship in London.

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  • Ivanovic Takes Tokyo Title

    Ivanovic Takes Tokyo Title

    Ana Ivanovic

    In a battle between two former number one ranked players, third seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia defeated No. 2 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in a straight set match that took 1 hour and 40 minutes. The final score: 6-2, 7-6(2).

    Caroline, a former winner here in 2010 and a finalist in this year’s US Open, got ahead twice in the second set only to lose the lead and ultimately lose the match in a second set tiebreak.

    Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion, added to her 51 match record win, a career best for her, by winning the WTA premier tournament, in which she did not drop a set. This is career title No. 15 for Ivanovic, and her fourth of the year. The win puts her ahead of Jelena Jankovic as the top Serbian player.

    The result puts both Ivanovic and Wozniacki ahead of Angelique Kerber in the race to the year end championship in Singapore, with the Serb occupying the sixth place in that race.

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  • Serena Williams Withdraws from Tokyo

    Serena Williams Withdraws from Tokyo

    World No. 1 Serena Williams withdrew on Thursday from the Pan Pacific Open, in Tokyo, citing fatigue, reported Japan’s Kyodo news agency.

    “I’m disappointed to have to withdraw from the Pan Pacific Open, which I was very much looking forward to playing this year. Unfortunately with the number of matches I have played throughout the summer I need more time to properly recover,” Williams said.

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