Caroline Wozniacki beats Naomi Oasaka 7-5, 6-3 to win the Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo
Caroline Wozniacki ended her long wait for a WTA Tour title with victory over Naomi Osaka in the Pan Pacific Open final.
The Dane, without a crown since March last year, overcame a leg injury to claim a 7-5 6-3 win in the decider in Tokyo on Sunday.
Wozniacki, champion of the event in 2010 and runner-up in 2014, needed treatment during the first set.
But she battled it out before Osaka also needed medical attention, the Japanese teenager getting her shoulder treated.
Wozniacki had twice come from a break down in the first set, but she rolled out to a 5-0 lead in the second.
Osaka, in her second WTA final, recovered with some incredible power to win the next three games, but Wozniacki closed it out to love in the ninth game.
First title of 2016 for @CaroWozniacki! #TorayPPO pic.twitter.com/16dw7UwMkR
— WTA (@WTA) September 25, 2016
The title was the 24th of Wozniacki’s career, while Osaka is now 0-2 in finals, having also been beaten in the Hua Hin decider last year.