Kenin saves four matchpoints to beat Alexandrova in Tokyo

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAN PACIFIC OPEN QUARTER-FINAL BETWEEN SOFIA KENIN AND EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT AND SHOTLIST SHOWS: TOKYO, JAPAN (OCTOBER 24, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See broadcast and digital restrictions) SOFIA KENIN (ORANGE KIT) V EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA (WHITE KIT) FIRST SET 1. KENIN PREPARES TO SERVE 2. KENIN HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO TAKE FIRST SET 3. KENIN REACTS 4. FANS APPLAUD SECOND SET 5. KENIN HITS BACKHAND WINNER TO DEFEND BREAKPOINT 6. KENIN REACTS 7. FANS APPLAUD 8. ALEXANDROVA HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO TAKE SECOND SET 9. ALEXANDROVA WALKS ACROSS COURT THIRD SET 10. KENIN HITS BACKHAND WINNER TO DEFEND MATCH POINT 11. KENIN HITS BACKHAND WINNER TO DEFEND MATCH POINT 12. ALEXANDROVA REACTS 13. ALEXANDROVA HITS BACKHAND LONG, KENIN TAKES THIRD SET AND WINS MATCH 14. KENIN REACTS 15. ALEXANDROVA WALKS ACROSS COURT 16. PLAYERS MEET AT THE NET/SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE 17. KENIN ON COURT STORY: American Sofia Kenin saved four matchpoints during a dramatic third set to edge Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0 2-6 7-6(3) and reach the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Kenin appeared set for an exit when Alexandrova broke twice and took a 5-2 lead in the decider, but the 2020 Australian Open champion hung on and won a series of crucial points as her opponent crumbled. Kenin next faces either 2021 Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic or eighth-seeded Karolina Muchova. The other semi-final will see Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina take on Czech Linda Noskova.  (Production: Aadi Nair) 

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