Friday, June 8, 2012

Sharapova and Kvitova to meet in French Open Semifinal

Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova continued her quest to complete a career ?Grand Slam? by defeating 23rd seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia with a straight forward 6-2, 6-3 win while Petra Kvitova eked out a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova on Wednesday in Paris at the French Open to set up the last of the semifinal pairings.
The victory for Sharapova moves her into her third French Open semifinal and should she win her match it would vault her back to No. 1 in the world.
?It?s my third time in the semifinals,? Sharapova said after defeating Kanepi.�?After a tough match in the previous round, you know, I?m happy with the way I improved in this match.
?I thought that was really important, because she?s someone that always competes and plays really well against top players especially.� She has that extra motivation.
?Yeah, the return is very important because she can serve very well, has a big first serve, so that was a big key today.?
?I think she played very well,? Ka...

Source: http://network.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/sharapova_and_kvitova_to_meet_in_french_open_semifinal/10954262

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