Maria Sharapova advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time since 2006, overpowering Dominika Cibulkova with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory. As the only former Wimbledon champion remaining in the women’s draw, Sharapova has not lost a set throughout this year’s tournament. She won eight straight games to assert control against Cibulkova. Sharapova, who won Wimbledon in 2004, expressed her excitement, stating, „It’s been a few years since I got past the fourth round, and now I’m in the semifinals. So this a great chance for me to take it a step further.“
Maria Sharapova looked like a champion under the Centre Court roof at Wimbledon, advancing to the semifinals at the All England Club for the first time since 2006 with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Dominika Cibulkova on Tuesday.
Sharapova, the only Wimbledon champion remaining in the women’s draw after the Williams sisters were eliminated a day earlier, won eight straight games to win the first set and take control of the second. The fifth-seeded Russian has not lost a set at this year’s tournament, and she was nowhere near losing one Tuesday. „It’s been a few years since I got past the fourth round, and now I’m in the semifinals,“ said Sharapova, who won the tournament in 2004 and also reached the semifinals in ’05. „So this a great chance for me to take it a step further.“
Labels: Dominika Cibulkova, Wimbledon 2011
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