Women’s semifinalists at the Italian Open have been determined:
Serena Williams [1] v. Simona Halep
Victoria Azarenka [3] v. Sara Errani [7]
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Williams wins the Mutua Madrid Open
Serena Williams (No. 1) beat the Russian Maria Sharapova (No. 2) 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open, her 50th career title. It was their third meeting in 2013, with Williams winning all three, extending her lead in their head-to-head to 13-2.
Williams broke Sharapova’s serve in the opening game, which set the tone for the next three games, with Williams going up 4-0 in under 20 minutes. Sharapova was finally able to hold in the fifth game, before Williams held, then broke Sharapova for a third time, winning the first set 6-1.
The second set began with Sharapova breaking Williams’ serve for the first time, then holding to go up 2-0. Williams was able to hold in the third game, and eventually broke back and held, bringing the score to 4-3.
With Sharapova serving at 4-5, Williams was able to break serve, winning the championship in just under an hour and 20 minutes.
By winning today, Williams retains her position atop the WTA rankings as the No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world, a spot she would have forfeited had the Russian prevailed.
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Sharapova and Williams face off in Madrid Final
The top two ranked ladies singles players in the world, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, will face off in the Mutua Madrid Final, on Sunday, May 12. It will be the pair’s third meeting of the year, with Williams winning both times, but their first ever meeting on red clay.
On Saturday, Williams advanced to the final after defeating Italian No. 7 seed Sara Errani, 7-5, 6-2, in a little over an hour and a half. Sharapova beat Serbian Ana Ivanovic, the No. 16 seed, 6-4, 6-3 to book her place in the final.
Sunday’s final will take place at 1:00 PM local time.
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Ladies Final Four in Madrid
The final four will play out the Ladies semifinals on Saturday with both top seeds still in the draw. World number #1 and top seed Serena Williams meets Sara Errani, and Maria Sharapova faces off against former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic.
Quarterfinal Results:
[7] Sara Errani (ITA) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6 – 4, 6 – 3
[16] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d [6] Angelique Kerber (GER) 6 – 3, 6 – 1
[1] Serena Williams (USA) d Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6 – 3, 0 – 6, 7 – 5
[2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) 6 – 2, 6 – 4Click here to discuss this and more with fellow tennis fans on our discussion board.