Ivanovic beats Wozniacki to win Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO (AP) Third-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia beat second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Sunday to win the Pan Pacific Open.

In a match that featured two former top-ranked players, Ivanovic broke Wozniacki three times in the first set at Ariake Coliseum and won the second-set tiebreaker with a forehand to the corner to capture her first Pan Pacific title.

Ivanovic, ranked No. 8, did not drop a set en route to the final and is projected to move up to No. 5 with the victory.

U.S. Open finalist Wozniacki, the tournament winner in 2010, had her serve broken to go down 3-2 in the first set and then lost the next three games as Ivanovic seized the momentum.