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Sharapova knocked out by Bacsinszky
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FOURTH seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the US$2.4 million WTA Wuhan Open in two sets yesterday, while Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and world No. 8 Angelique Kerber made the quarterfinals.
Sharapova was defeated by Timea Bacsinszky in a tight game, losing the first set at the tie break and the second 7-5 — a result which broke the hearts of the local crowd who were supporting the Russian world No. 4.
“There were a lot of, you know, times in the match where I did everything right for the first few balls and then didn’t execute in the points,” Sharapova said.
“I think I always allowed her to get another ball back and to make me play another ball. Then obviously that didn’t help me, because I was making more mistakes.”
The tournament has already suffered the loss of a string of seeds, including world No. 1 Serena Williams, and local hero Li Na announced her retirement days before it started.
Switzerland’s Bacsinszky will go on to play either Casey Dellacqua of Australia or Denmark’s world No. 8 Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals.
Czech third seed Kvitova defeated compatriot Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to seal her place in the last eight.
Kerber, the seventh seed in Wuhan, lost only two games against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic, crushing her opponent 6-1, 6-1.
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