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| Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates for scoring during the women's singles round of 16 match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, capital of France, May 30, 2011. Sharapova won 2-0. (Xinhua/Gao Jing) |
PARIS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian seventh seed Maria Sharapova fought hard to eliminate Polish 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (7/4), 7-5, reaching the last eight at the French Open on Monday.
Sharapova, who fought back from 4-1 down in the first set and survived five set points in the second, will meet either 25th- seeded countrywoman Maria Kirilenko or German 15th seed Andrea Petkovic for a place in the semifinals.
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PARIS, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The seventh seed Maria Sharapova from Russia fought back from one set down to overcome the French wild card Caroline Garcia 3-6, 6-4 and 6-0 to go through the women's singles second round at the French Open on Thursday.
The three-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova put herself in great danger as she trailed behind 1-4 in the second set, but was tough enough to take the following 11 games in a row, refusing the 17- year-old Garcia to produce an upset. Full story
