Sharapova, Halep cruise into Shenzhen semifinals
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Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova cruised past Kazakhstan鈥檚 Zarina Diyas and into the semifinals of the Shenzhen Open yesterday.
Sharapova, who won 6-3, 6-3, struck 24 winners and five aces to stay on course for a title clash with top-ranked Simona Halep after the Romanian dismissed Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2.
鈥淚鈥檓 glad that I ended up being the winner of the match,鈥 Sharapova said. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 play my best tennis and there鈥檚 certainly a lot of things to improve on in the next. The great thing is that I鈥檓 through and have another chance to play tomorrow.鈥
The five-time grand slam champion committed 22 unforced errors in the match but stepped up her game at decisive moments of the contest to get past her spirited rival.
Sharapova鈥檚 only title in 2017 came at the Tianjin Open, after she came back from a 15-month doping ban, and the world No. 59 is aiming for a title-winning start to the year in her first visit to Shenzhen.
鈥淚 feel like I鈥檓 having a nice little tour of China. It鈥檚 my fourth Chinese city in a few months,鈥 Sharapova added.
鈥淚t鈥檚 obviously been a great welcome here. It took many years for me to play this event but I鈥檓 really glad that I did.鈥
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