ACAPULCO, México – Maria Sharapova recovered after a second set hiccup to beat Magdalena Rybarikova and reach the semifinals of the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL. If the Russian goes on to win the title, she will pass Serena Williams and become No.1 on the Road To Singapore leaderboard.
The No.1-seeded Sharapova regrouped just in time, winning six of the next seven games to close the match out in two hours and 13 minutes, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
Sharapova has now made the semifinals or better at 17 of the 19 International-level events she’s played in her career, the only pre-semifinal losses coming at Tokyo [Japan Open] in 2002 (losing to Emmanuelle Gagliardi first round) and Auckland in 2011 (losing to Greta Arn in the quarterfinals).
Awaiting Sharapova in the semifinals is No.3-seeded WTA Rising Star Caroline Garcia, who advanced past Mirjana Lucic-Baroni when the Croat had to retire down 6-2, 2-1 due to a GI illness.
Maria Sharapova se recupero de un segundo set adverso para imponerse a Magdalena Rybarikova y pasar a las semifinales del abierto de tenis de Acapulco Mexico y si gana este torneo superara a Serena Williams como #1 camino a Singapur….
La preclasificada #1 se impuso con parciales de 6-1, 4-6 y 6-2 y ahora buscara su triunfo 18 en 19 torneos internaciones, pues los únicos que ha perdido fue en Tokyo en el 2002 y Auckland en el 2011…
En Semifinales Sharapova se medira a Caroline Garcia que avanzo tras eliminar a Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, por retiro por enfermedad de la Croata ccuando el partido esta 6-2 y 2-1.