Goodbye Serena, Sharapova back

Hopefully in the spring and more conducive ecosystem, Maria Sharapova is headed for her second consecutive final in the tournament in Madrid after winning her quarterfinal match to China’s Na Li in three sets (2-6, 7-6 (5) 6-3). Undefeated on clay since Roland Garros final in 2011, the Russian, number nine in the ranking, behind to the second seed in the semifinals and will meet with Polish and number three, Agnieszka Radwanska, who also defeated in September 3 French Caroline Garcia (6-4, 4-6 and 6-4).

12 days ago completed the triple crown in the tournament in Stuttgart, where she won the first title of the season and the thirtieth of her career. In Madrid, Sharapova advancing steadily and happy look on her attempt to repeat the end, after falling in the last year to Serena Williams. First semifinalist this year in tournaments Brisbane, Paris and Miami, Sharapova was placed among the top four players in the Mutua Madrid Open after overcoming a complicated match against the world number two, Na Li, in which first overcame 2-6 in the first act and then she kept the Chinese closed the match in the tiebreaker that decided the second set, when her opponent came within three points of victory. Two hours of battle settled with a vibrant third set of alternatives and service errors that Russian pulled ahead after holding her serve in the fourth game (3-1). Thereafter, the ex-number one in the world and winner of four Grand Slams handled the lead and victory thanks to said second double fault of the match to Li Na. ” Climb a game that’s a matter of experience and motivation. I’ve seen so many situations throughout my career and it helps me solve ranked matches. Hopefully this will serve to win the title at the end, “summarized the winner.

The path toward the title Sharapova cleared shortly before the Russian jumped the track as the party that opened the day on the other side of the table abandoning Serena Williams was known. The tournament champions will not defend her title at the Madrid tournament. In her second round match Thursday at the Spanish Carla Suarez, American sported a white bandage blunt in his left thigh which demonstrated her physical problems and said Friday her leg just before the quarter- final against Czech Petra Kvitova due to muscle problems. Williams, 32, also said she would seek to participate in the tournament in Rome, her priority is Roland Garros, which begins on May 25, a week after the Italian competition. “I suffered the injury during the first round match, I started to feel better in the next few days, but finally I could not continue. Now it is important to have some time to rest and recover, ” she said.

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