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Sharapova survives to reach Brisbane semifinals

Brisbane, Australia: Maria Sharapova recovered her serve and her nerve to beat Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday and advance to the Brisbane International semifinals.   The third-seeded Sharapova, playing just her second competitive match

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: January 02, 2014 12:02 IST
sharapova survives to reach brisbane semifinals
sharapova survives to reach brisbane semifinals

Brisbane, Australia: Maria Sharapova recovered her serve and her nerve to beat Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday and advance to the Brisbane International semifinals.

   



The third-seeded Sharapova, playing just her second competitive match since August, was broken three times and made a rash of errors in the first set against the No. 30-ranked Kanepi of Estonia, who won the Brisbane tournament in 2012.
   
Sharapova dropped serve again to open the second set but wasn't broken again for the remainder of the 2-hour match. She fired her ninth ace on her second match point after wasting her first chance to close it out with a long floating backhand -- her 33rd unforced error.
   
She'll next play the winner of the quarterfinal between top-ranked Serena Williams and ninth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.

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