Davenport to face Sharapova in final
Maria Sharapova grits her teeth as she returns a shot to Shinobu Asagoe during their semifinal match in the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym on Saturday. Sharapova won 6-1, 7-6 (7-3).
Top seed Lindsay Davenport beat third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) Saturday to set up an intriguing final showdown with Maria Sharapova at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.