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Tokyo, Japan - Former world No. 1s Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic will meet for the title at the Pan Pacific Open after winning semifinal matches on Saturday. The second-seeded Wozniacki outlasted Spains Garbine Muguruza, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, in the first match before the third-seeded Ivanovic upended top-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany, 7-5, 6-3. Kerber was last years runner-up. Wozniacki, the 2010 Tokyo winner, saved 19 of the 23 break points she faced Saturday, holding off the more aggressive Muguruza. The Spaniard had 53 winners, but also committed 50 unforced errors. Ivanovic was down 5-3 in the first set, then rolled from there. She dropped just three of the next 13 games to advance to her sixth final of 2014. The 26-year-old Serb is 3-2 in finals this year. She beat Venus Williams in Auckland to start the season and topped Jovana Jaksic in Monterrey in April before losing to Maria Sharapova in Stuttgart a few weeks later. Ivanovic then beat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova at the Wimbledon tune-up in Birmingham before falling to Serena Williams in the Cincinnati final prior to the U.S. Open. This is Ivanovics first event since a stunning second-round exit at Flushing Meadows. She hasnt dropped a set this week. Wozniacki is also playing for the first time since the U.S. Open, when she fell to Serena Williams in the final. The Dane is 22-4 since Wimbledon, with three of those losses coming against the top-ranked Williams. Sunday will mark her third final of 2014. Before the loss to Williams in New York, Wozniacki won the Istanbul title against Roberta Vinci in July. She is 22-14 lifetime in title matches. Ivanovic is 14-7 all-time in finals, including a loss to Martina Hingis in the 2007 Tokyo title match. Wozniacki beat Elena Dementieva for the 2010 Tokyo crown. Ivanovic is 4-2 lifetime against Wozniacki, including a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win in the semifinals at Monterrey earlier this year. 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Ali Marpet Jersey . -- Top-seed Shahar Peer and Canadian Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of the inaugural WTA Citi Open.SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Dallas Stars missed an opportunity to tighten their grip on their first playoff spot in six years. Sean Bergenheim scored with 4:31 left to break a third-period tie, and the Florida Panthers snapped a five-game losing streak in a 3-2 win over the Stars on Sunday. Bergenheim put the Panthers ahead for good when he redirected Colby Robaks drive from the left circle. "I just tried to put my stick down on the ice and he (Robak) found it. It was a really nice play by him," Bergenheim said. The Stars still hold a one-point lead over the Phoenix Coyotes for the second Western Conference wild-card spot. They missed a chance to extend their points lead against a team that has been struggling. "We stopped skating. You cant do that, you have to play a full 60 minutes in these games," Stars forward Jamie Benn said. "We knew it wasnt going to be easy, theyre not going to give us these games. We have to put this one behind us; it was obviously a terrible outcome. We dont want to remember this one." Scottie Upshall and Brandon Pirri also scored for Florida, and. Roberto Luongo made 35 saves and beat Dallas for the first time in five starts. "Myself and also the team got better as the game went on. We had a really strong second half of the game," Luongo said. "Were competitors. Anytime we step on the ice, it doesnt matter what the circumstances are, you want to have that winning mind-set and try to win." Tyler Seguin and Benn had goals for the Stars, and Kari Lehtonen stopped 21 shots. Florida erased a 2-0 deficit on goals by Upshall and Pirri in the second period. The Panthers made it 2-1 when Erik Gudbransons shot was tipped by a Dallas player, hit Upshall and bounced into the net at 8:20 of the second.dddddddddddd "These are good games, the league tunes into these games and theyre big," Upshall said. "We have an opportunity here to play for something and those are fun games to play in." Florida tied when Pirri scored with 57 seconds left in the period. Jimmy Hayes slid a pass to Pirri in the slot for a one-timed shot high into net. "Obviously, theyre playing for their lives," Panthers coach Peter Horachek said. "Getting that second one and tying it up was a great momentum boost for us." Dallas took the lead 45 seconds into the game when Benn poked the puck past a defender and then wristed a shot past Luongo for his 33rd goal. Benn, who scored 40 seconds into Saturday nights 5-2 win at Tampa Bay, has three goals in two games. Dallas made it 2-0 just 39 seconds into the middle period when Seguin scored his 36th of the season during a power play. Seguins shot from the left circle went off the stick of a Florida defender and into the net, giving Seguin his fourth goal in four games. The Stars also struggled against Tampa Bay on Saturday, when they nearly blew a three-goal lead before pulling away in the third. "Tough points to lose, it wasnt a good game for us," Seguin said. "No excuses even though it was back to back. We expect better." NOTES: Pirri has a four-game point streak and has 12 points in 15 games. ... Benn has 21 points in 19 games. ... Dallas G Tim Thomas, traded by Florida to the Stars on March 5, didnt play. Thomas has been in just two of the past 10 games. ... Dallas forward Ray Whitney missed his second consecutive game because of a lower-body injury. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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