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Petrova beats Radwanska to win Pan Pacific title

Tokyo, Sep 29:  Russia's Nadia Petrova beat defending champion Agnieska Radwanska 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Pan Pacific Open.Radwanska double faulted twice in the eighth game of the last set when Petrova

petrova beats radwanska to win pan pacific title petrova beats radwanska to win pan pacific title
Tokyo, Sep 29:  Russia's Nadia Petrova beat defending champion Agnieska Radwanska 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Pan Pacific Open.



Radwanska double faulted twice in the eighth game of the last set when Petrova broke the Pole to go ahead 5-3 before winning the match in the next game with a smash to the corner.

Petrova won her 12th career title and for the first time in her career beat three top-10 players in the same week: No. 7 Sara Errani, No. 9 Samantha Stosur and No. 3 Radwanska.

Petrova had 11 aces including four game winners in the last set.

Radwanska was bidding to become the first player here to win back-to-back titles since Lindsay Davenport in 2003-04.