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Sharapova tops Stosur, reaches Qatar semifinals
Maria Sharapova, who is ranked No.3 in the world, will play either Serena Williams or Petra Kvitova in the semifinal.
- Associated Press
- Updated: February 15, 2013 09:09 PM IST
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Doha, Qatar:
Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the Qatar Open by beating former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 on Friday.
The third-ranked Russian, looking for her third title in Qatar, broke Stosur twice to lead 4-1 and then hit a backhand down the line to make it 5-1. She closed it out when the ninth-ranked Australian hit her return long.
Sharapova took a 3-0 lead in the second set, but Stosur staged a brief comeback. Stosur broke to make it 3-1 and had a chance to tie it at 4-4. But Sharapova hit five aces to win the game and won the set when her backhand clipped the net and dropped over.
Sharapova will play either Serena Williams or Petra Kvitova in the semifinal.
Topics mentioned in this article
Tennis Roger Federer Petra Kvitova Maria Sharapova Shahar Peer Francesca Schiavone Svetlana Kuznetsova Samantha Stosur Andy Murray
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