Pan Pacific Open

• Sharapova knocked out of Pan Pacific Open

  Defending champion Maria Sharapova fell victim to local favourite Kimiko Date Krumm in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open women's tennis tournament on Monday.

• Sharapova returns to Tokyo for Pan Pacific Open

  Defending champion Maria Sharapova will return to Tokyo next month, spearheading the star-studded Pan Pacific Open women's tennis tournament, organisers said on Monday.

• Injury setback for Jankovic's Doha bid

  Jelena Jankovic's campaign for a berth at the season-ending WTA Championships suffered a serious setback after she retired with an arm injury in the final of the Pan Pacific Open.The Serbian former world number one was forced to quit with severe pain in her right arm when trailing 2-5 against Russia's Maria Sharapova in Tokyo Saturday, putting her ...

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  Sharapova beats Jankovic to win Pan Pacific Open

  Crowd favourite Maria Sharapova captured her first title since her injury lay-off by beating Jelena Jankovic to win the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Saturday.The 22-year-old Russian, who returned to action in May after a right shoulder injury, won the battle between the former world number ones to regain the title she won in 2005, when the...

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  Sharapova, Jankovic to meet in Japan final

  Former No. 1-ranked Maria Sharapova defeated Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 on Friday to reach the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open.

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  Sharapova advances in Japan

  Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Iveta Benesova.

• Jankovic advances in Japan

  Jelena Jankovic of Serbia advanced to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Marion Bartoli.

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  Sharapova advances to quarterfinals in Japan

  Maria Sharapova recovered from a slow start to advance to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Alisa Kleybanova.

• Jankovic advances in Japan

  Jelena Jankovic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open when Russia's Elena Vesnina was forced to retire with a left thigh injury.

• Dementieva latest casualty at Pan Pacific Open

  Beijing Olympic gold medallist Elena Dementieva became the latest high-profile Russian casualty on Tuesday at the Pan Pacific Open, going down to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine in the second round.The third seed, the champion here in 2006, committed double faults twice on a break point and once on match point to lose in three sets, the 33rd-ranked ...

• Sharapova survives scare at Pan Pacific Open

  Maria Sharapova began her campaign to reclaim the Pan Pacific Open title on Monday with victory over Francesca Schiavone of Italy.

• Sania crashes out of Pan Pacific Open

  Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open with a first-round defeat in a marathon three setter against Chinese Jie Zheng here on Monday.Sania, who had to qualify for the USD two million hard-court event, went down 7-5, 2-6, 3-6 after a contest lasting more than two hours.Sania, who has been plagued by a nagging wrist injury ...

• Safina crashes out of Pan Pacific Open

  World number one and defending champion Dinara Safina crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday at the hands of qualifier Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan.

• Ana Ivanovic tumbles out of Pan Pacific Open

  Former world number one Ana Ivanovic of Serbia tumbled out of the Pan Pacific Open in the first round here on Sunday after failing to find her rhythm.She became the first seeded player to exit the two-million-dollar event, which includes 25 of the world's top 30 players and is being played on the outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum.Lucie Saf...

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  Sharapova faces strong field in Tokyo

  Crowd favourite Maria Sharapova returns to Tokyo where she won her first career WTA title six years ago to face a strong field at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament.Twenty five out of the top 30 players in the world will take part in the two-million-dollar event, which gets under way on Sunday on the outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum.A...