TOKYO -- Ana Ivanovic beat Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2 for the first time since 2008 to reach the Pan Pacific Open semifinals on Friday. Chicago White Sox Store . Ivanovic had lost five straight to Safarova, but with an early break was in control of their quarterfinal at Ariake Coliseum. Ivanovic moved on to face top-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany, who beat sixth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia a third straight time this year, 6-3, 6-0. Kerber beat Ivanovic last year in the second round. Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki defeated eighth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-3, 6-3. "It was a little like playing chess," said Wozniacki, the champion in 2010. "We opened up the court and tried to outplay each other." The U.S. Open finalist will play Garbine Muguruza of Spain on Saturday. "Shes been playing well all week," Wozniacki said of Muguruza. "I need to make her run, take the ball early, need to serve and return well." Muguruza, despite 10 double-faults, defeated Casey Dellacqua of Australia 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3. 10:52ET 19-09-14 Cheap White Sox Jerseys . The win puts the final playoff berth in Group A in question. If the Czechs beat Slovakia on Tuesday, they will go through. If they lose, Germany will get the last quarter-final berth. White Sox Jerseys 2019 . With the results, North America claimed 2.5 of the three available points, opening up a 17.5-12.5 lead in the overall standings. A total of 60 points are available, meaning the first team to 30.5 points will win the Continental Cup. https://www.cheapwhitesox.com/ . The San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders are giving it a try, too.LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Ray McCallums putback at the buzzer gave the Sacramento Kings a 93-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night in the preseason finale for both teams.The Kings overcame a 13-point deficit in the final 4 minutes.McCallum missed a right-side jumper with 3 seconds left, Reggie Evans caught the ball behind the left side of the glass and put up a desperation shot that McCallum grabbed in front of the rim and dropped in the basket.DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento (2-5) with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Williams added 14 points, Ramon Sessions had 13 points and eight assists, Evans finished with 16 rebounds.Jeremy Lin led Los Angeles (3-5) with 19 points and seven assists. Ed Davis added 15 points and 13 rebounds, Julius Randle had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Robert Sacre had 12 points. Kobe Bryant and Carlos Boozer sat out the game. White Sox Jerseys China. They both made the trip, but were not courtside.TIP-INSKings: This was Sacramentos 11th trip to Las Vegas to play the Lakers in a preseason game since 2000. They are 7-5 against them in Las Vegas. The Kings finished the preseason travelling 17,972 miles, most on a two-game trip to China against Brooklyn.Lakers: Ronnie Price left with a sore right knee 2:47 into the game. ... A win would have given Los Angeles a .500 preseason for the first time since 2010-11. This was the second time Los Angeles played at the MGM Grand Arena. Last year, the Lakers also hosted and lost to the Kings. Previously, the Lakers played almost annually at the Thomas & Mack Center.UP NEXTSacramento hosts Golden State on Wednesday night in the regular-season opener.Los Angeles hosts Houston on Tuesday night to start the regular season. ' ' '