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Sports Briefing | Tennis: American Will Lead I.T.F.

David Haggerty, an American, was elected Friday in Santiago, Chile, to a four-year term as the president of the International Tennis Federation, which runs the Davis Cup and the women’s Fed Cup. He replaces Francesco Ricci Bitti of Italy, who held the post for 16 years.

u25a0 Dominika Cibulkova beat the defending champion, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, 7-6 (5), 6-3, to reach the semifinals of the Toray Pan-Pacific Open in Tokyo. Cibulkova will face seventh-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat Karolina Pliskova, 7-5, 6-2. The other semifinal will feature top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki and Belinda Bencic.

u25a0 Jelena Jankovic came from three points down in the 11th game of the deciding set to break Yanina Wickmayer’s serve and advance to the Guangzhou International Open final in China with a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 win.