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Sharapova Advances at Madrid Open Semifinals

Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates winning a point against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the end of their match at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, May 7. Andrea Comas / Reuters

Defending champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals at the Madrid Open by defeating Caroline Wozniacki 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday.

“She’s improved her consistency tremendously,” Sharapova said. “She got in really good shape at the end of last year and I think that helped her. She was able to turn many defense situations into offense.”

The third-seeded Russian, who is chasing an 11th WTA title on clay, will next play either Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia or Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.

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