Ana Ivanovic to face Caroline Wozniacki in WTA Pan Pacific Open final

Runner-up at this occasion seven years back, Ivanovic will get another opportunity to claim the title after she showed signs of improvement of Angelique Kerber in Tokyo.

Top seed for the WTA Premier hard-court occasion, Kerber was gunning for her second progressive last after annihilation to Petra Kvitova 12 months prior, yet she missed the mark this time as Ivanovic won 7-5 6-3.

Kerber served for the first set at 5-4 up, however Ivanovic hit back hard, taking the majority of the following three diversions to claim the lead for herself.

The critical break in the second landed in diversion four, with Ivanovic happening to secure triumph having won 72 for every penny of focuses on her first serve, contrasted with only 46 for the German.

The Dane enjoyed the activity with a reprieve in amusement 10 of the opening set, just for her unseeded adversary to hit back and power a decider.

Things started severely for the Serb in the last set when she fell behind to an early, yet from 2-0 down she reeled off six successive diversions to wrap up triumph in a match which endured in excess of over two hours.

Champion here four years prior, Wozniacki will be out for a brief moment title in five years come the last on Sunday.