Russia’s Maria Sharapova looks on during a news conference at the draw for Russia’s forthcoming Federation Cup tennis match against Spain in Moscow February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor (RUSSIA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS)
Top seed Maria Sharapova was upset by Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez in Paris on Friday. The German Kerber broke the Russian’s serve three times in the first set and came back from 1-3 in the second.
“It’s amazing, it’s my first top-5 win,” Kerber said. “I knew before the match that I have nothing to lose. So I was going out there and really tried to play from the first point, my best tennis. I’m very happy that I beat her and I’m now in semis.”
“It was a tough day because my opponent played really well,” said Sharapova.
“I wasn’t as aggressive as I would have liked to be against her. She’s someone that also likes to go in and has a good amount of power. And she just used that to her advantage much more t...
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