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Top seed Wozniacki has been edged out of Japan’s tennis championship. She was dumped in the first set against the Estonian world No.43 before hitting back with a dominant second set.
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But Kanepi regained her confidence to oust Wozniacki, the undisputed world No.1.
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She will next face the winner of the match between Agnieszka Radwanska and Jelena Jankovic.
Second seed Maria Sharapova came through two tie-breaks to beat Julia Goerges in straight sets 7-6(4) 7-6(4) and reach the quarter-finals in Japan.
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The first set was littered with breaks but went to the tie-break, with Sharapova holding her nerve. Thirteenth-seeded German Goerges was then 5-3 up in the second set but let Sharapova back in to force another tie-break – and the Russian’s momentum saw her claim a place against Petra Kvitova in the last eight.
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Czech fifth seed Petra Kvitova won through 6-1 7-6 against American Vania King and will next face Sharapova.
Third seed Victoria Azarenka proved too good for Klara Zakopalova, winning 6-3 7-5 to set up a last-eight clash with seventh seed Marion Bartoli, who strolled to a 6-2 6-1 victory over 10th-seeded Chinese Peng Shuai.
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Russian Maria Kirilenko upset Serbian 12th seed Ana Ivanovic, vanquisher of Laura Robson 6-3 6-1.
Kirilenko knocked out US Open champion Samantha Stosur – with whom she shared a record tie-break in a gruelling last-16 encounter at Flushing Meadows – in the previous round.
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