Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova. Illustration: sportbox.ru
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova wins a place in the semifinal series “Grand Slam” of the Australian Open. In match 1/4 finals Sharapova thrashing his compatriot Ekaterina Makarova (6: 2, 6: 3).
“Today I played very confident,” said Sharapova after the match. -I assumed that Makarova make stretched and demonstrate their best game, given the fact that in the previous meeting, she has probably the greatest victory in his career. I had to play aggressive and not giving her a lot of time for reflection. I think I coped with this task. “
Note that the rival Sharapova in the semi-finals will be Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová, which under 1/4 finals left excluded from Italian Sara Errani (6: 4, 6: 4).