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"I'm happy with the way I improved in this match,"Sharapova said. Her next opponent will be fourth-seeded Petra Kvitova , the Wimbledon champion who ended 142nd-ranked qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova 's upset-filled run with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory. Sharapova leadstheir all-time series 3-2, including a win on clay earlier thisyear in Stuttgart . Later Wednesday, in the men's quarterfinals, No. 2 Rafael Nadal played No. 12 Nicolas Almagro and No. 4 Andy Murray faced No. 6 David Ferrer . In the women's draw, Kvitova reached the semifinals for the thirdtime over the past four Grand Slams. Sharapova, meanwhile, made the semifinals at Roland Garros for thethird time. She lost at that stage last year and in 2007. "I love coming back here, love challenging myself to getfurther every year and I hope this is this year," she said. If she wins the tournament, she'll add the French Open title to herchampionships at Wimbledon in 2004, the U.S. Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008. If she makes the final, she is projected to move to No. 1in the rankings. Either way, Sharapova will always have a soft spot in her heart forParis a city where she figures she could easily fit in. "Who wouldn't want that lifestyle? It's great to me. I couldeat at L'Avenue every single day, have the escargot and the littlestrawberries they have for dessert, gain like 20 pounds," shesaid. "But that's all right. They walk everywhere and theybike. That would help." Sharapova is 15-1 on clay this season with two championships, inStuttgart and Rome. Sliding around on the saturated clay in Paris, she looked verycomfortable against Kanepi, who made her fourth Grand Slamquarterfinal but never found her groove in this matchup. "It was tough to get any rhythm today because balls wereflying so hard from her side," Kanepi said. "It'sunfortunate that I didn't stay that long on the court. I enjoyedbeing there.".Sharapova, attempting career grand slam, reaches french opensemifinals - T5 Led Tube Lights We are high quality suppliers, our products such as T5 Led Tube Lights , Led Ceiling Spotlight for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Flexible Led Ribbon Light.
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