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Kerber stuns Sharapova in Paris quarters

Updated on: 11 February,2012 07:27 AM IST  | 
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Ninth seed Kerber crushes top gun Maria Sharapova in Paris quarters

Kerber stuns Sharapova in Paris quarters

Ninth seed Kerber crushes top gun Maria Sharapova in Paris quarters




Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova returns to Angelique Kerber in the Paris Open
quarter-final yesterday. Pic/AFP


Kerber, the world number 27, had never previously beaten a top-10 player and will now face either Belgian world number 29 Yanina Wickmayer or 21-year-old German qualifier Mona Barthel for a place in the final.

Playing in her first tournament since losing to Victoria Azarenka in the Melbourne final, Sharapova broke Kerber's serve twice in the opening set, only for the German left-hander to break back on both occasions.

Kerber, who reached the semi-finals at last year's US Open, produced some flashing groundstrokes to go 5-4 up but the loss of the first set was all Sharapova's doing.

Sharapova's shot-making took an erratic turn in a tight second set and after once again failing to protect an early break of serve, she tamely conceded defeat on Kerber's first match point with an over-hit backhand. The winner of that match will face Czech world number 51 Klara Zakopalova after she came from behind to win 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 against sixth seed Julia Goerges.

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