Australian Samantha Stosur was beaten in a marathon three-set match by world No.2 Russian Maria Sharapova in the quarter-finals of the the Stuttgart WTA claycourt tournament.
Sharapova needed more than three hours to complete the comeback 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 victory against US Open winner Stosur to reach tomorrow''s semi-finals.
Having won the first set tie-breaker, world No.5 Stosur served for the match at 5-4 in the second only for Sharapova to hit back and claim the win after three hours, one minute on court.
In the fourth quarterfinal, P Kvitova beat A Kerber in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.
In the two semi finals being played Saturday 28th April, World Number One Victoria Azarenka meets 4th ranked Polish Radwanska, while Russian Sharapova will face 3rd ranked P. Kvitova.
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