If Maria Sharapova wants to compete in another U.S. Open final, she will have to beat the No. 1 player in the world to get there.
Sharapova, the No. 3 seed and 2006 U.S. Open champ, will face No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in Friday’s semifinals after she overcame an 0-4 deficit to beat No. 11 Marion Bartoli of France, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, in an epic match that began Tuesday and finished Wednesday and lasted a combined 2 hours, 32 minutes.
Sharapova’s reward?
A date with Azarenka, the 23-year-old native of Belarus who crushed the Russian 6-3, 6-0 to win the Australian Open in January.
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