Dinara Safina wins Pan Pacific OpenTOKYO: Dinara Safina overpowered Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets Sunday to win the Pan Pacific Open for her fourth WTA title of the season.
Fourth-seeded Safina coasted to a 6-1, 6-3 win over fifth-seeded Kuznetsova in a match that lasted one hour and 18 minutes at Ariake Colosseum.
"I've played the best tennis this week I've ever played," said Safina, who will move up to No. 3 in the world rankings. "It's always nice to move up in the rankings and hopefully I can keep improving.
"Safina broke Kuznetsova with a crosscourt forehand from the baseline to go up 3-2 in the second set.
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