* Kvitova to meet German Kerber in Saturday’s final * Fifth-seeded Kerber beats Wozniacki (Adds Venus quotes, details) Sept 27 (Reuters) – Venus Williams’s strong run in the Pan Pacific Open came to an end with a narrow semi-final defeat to seventh seed Petra Kvitova on Friday. Kvitova rallied to beat the former world number one 3-6 6-3 7-6 (2) in Tokyo to set up a final against fifth-seeded German Angelique Kerber, who beat Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 7-6 (5) in the other semi-final. “After winning, it’s always a good feeling,” the Czech Republic’s Kvitova said in a courtside interview. …

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