Sharapova to face Pavlyuchenkova in Paris semis

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

I hope you enjoyed the live coverage of Women’s Tennis Blog’s photographer Jimmie48‘s from the Open GDF SUEZ on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I love how he carried out the not-at-all-easy task and I’m sad to continue on my own, but I’m glad that I provided him with accreditation for Dubai, so soon he’ll be back in action!

We have our first semifinal pair in Paris – it’s Maria Sharapova vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, whose today’s victories were very different. The top-seeded Sharapova made it past eighth seed Kirsten Flipkens in just 68 minutes, winning the last four games of the match for a 6-2 6-2 triumph (Flipkens had no winners in the second set!), while her fellow Russian Pavlyuchenkova came out on top of a highly-contested quarterfinal against fourth seed Angelique Kerber and despite failing to win the first set when she was just points away from claiming it, Pavlyuchenkova eventually made way to victory 5-7 6-3 7-6(3).

In the third quarterfinal of the day, local favorite Alize Cornet outlasted Andrea Petkovic in long three hours, 7-6(6) 5-7 6-3, and will next face the winner of the encounter between Elina Svitolina and third seed Sara Errani.

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Marija Zivlak
Marija Zivlak is the founder and editor-in-chief of Women’s Tennis Blog, a trusted source for in-depth coverage of the WTA Tour, tennis fashion, and player insights. Based in Belgrade, Serbia, she has been reporting on women’s tennis for over 18 years and has contributed exclusive fashion articles to the official WTA website. Marija launched Women’s Tennis Blog on March 31, 2007 to provide fans with accurate, engaging, and up-to-date tennis news. Her expertise and deep connections within the sport allow her to offer unique perspectives on tennis trends, gear, and events.

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  1. I saw someone post very interesting post on twitter that Maria Sharapova has had 43 aces but 65 Double Faults this very bad stat for tennis players to have imho. I wasn’t shock that Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won this tennis match.

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