Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki continued her revival by brushing aside Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-3 on Sunday to win the Pan Pacific Open for the second time and secure her first title of the year. Wildcard Osaka, playing her first WTA tour final, simply crumbled as Wozniacki raced away with the second set and only mustered up any real resistance when she was 5-0 down. While Osaka, who will move into the top 50 on the back of her run at the Ariake Coliseum, was crestfallen, Wozniacki predicted great things for the teenager. "She's been playing really good and is going to be a great player and is already rising up the rankings so fast," she said. And if she is indeed planning to retire, it looks like she will play on at least until September 2017.

Source: dna September 25, 2016 18:00 UTC