Fourth seed Dinara Safina overpowered fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 to win the Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday, After recording her fourth tournament victory of 2008, this year's French Open runner-up is poised to climb to a career-high third in the world when Monday's rankings are published. “God knows how far I can get!” Safina, a recent US Open semifinalist, told reporters. “I've played the best tennis I've ever played this week.” The triumph was also the 22-year-old's third Tier One title of the year following wins in Berlin and Montreal. “I knew I still had so much more inside,” she said after matching world number one Serena Williams for a season-high four WTA Tour titles. “It suddenly clicked in my mind.” Safina came out with all guns blazing, breaking for a 3-1 lead with a lunging backhand volley before closing out the first set with a blistering ace. Fifth seed Kuznetsova had no answer to her opponent's power and Safina moved in for the kill, whipping a forehand cross court to secure the decisive break in the fifth game of the second set. Kuznetsova, who helped Russia retain their Fed Cup title in Spain last weekend, yelled in frustration after missing a routine forehand put-away that would have hauled her back to 4-4. Safina showed no mercy, closing out victory in the next game when a Kuznetsova drop shot floated wide. Zvonareva wins Guangzhou In China, world number nine Vera Zvonareva came from a set down to deny Peng Shuai her first WTA title Sunday, crushing the Chinese star 6-7 (4-7), 6-0, 6-2 to claim the Guangzhou Open. It was the Russian's seventh career title and second of the year, after winning at Prague in May. The victory capped a remarkable month for Zvonareva, who won singles bronze at the Olympics in August and followed it up by helping Russia claim the Fed Cup title. – Reuters __
