Agnieszka Radwanska gains final

Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska returns to Angelique Kerber of Germany in their Pan . “Actually, we played before a couple of times and it was always tough.Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska will play Nadia Petrova in the final of the Pan Pacific Open. Radwanska overpowered Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-1 Friday, while Petrova defeated Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-2 in the other semifinal. Stosur took an injury timeout last in the first set to address a pulled abdominal muscle.The Pole, seeded third, thrashed the German fifth seed 6-1 6-1 and will next meet surprise finalist Nadia Petrova. Russia's 17th seed had an impressive 6-4 6-2 win over eighth seed Sam Stosur. Nine of the world's top 10 women began the week in Tokyo, but the tournament lost top seeds Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova on Thursday. World number one Azarenka withdrew before her quarter-final against Kerber citing fatigue, while Sharapova was beaten for only the second time in 12 meetings with Stosur. The Australian could not capitalise on that win, however, committing a string of unforced errors as Petrova closed out their semi-final in one hour and 47 minutes. "Sam is a tough opponent," said Petrova. "She has a huge serve, a huge forehand. You have to be alert, you have to play your best tennis and I was able to accomplish that."