Sharapova sweeps Safina aside, completes final eight
BNP PARIBAS OPEN Indian Wells, California, USA March 9-20, 2011 $4,500,000/Premier Hard/Outdoors
Maria Sharapova was in blistering form has she swept past former world number 1 Dinara Safina in straight sets 62-60. Kim Clijsters had to retire after she won the first set 6-3 against 15th seed Marion Bartoli but had to call for her trainer early in the second set due to a nagging shoulder problem. She withdrew soon afterwards, when trailing 3-1 to her French opponent.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Singles - Fourth Round (1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (22) Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 26 63 61 (15) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (2) Kim Clijsters (BEL) 36 31 ret. (right shoulder injury) (10) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (5) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 64 36 76(3) (19) Ana Ivanovic d. (6) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 64 62 (8) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (9) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 46 63 76(3) (16) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Dinara Safina (RUS) 62 60 Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (18) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 64 57 63 (23) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (25) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 75 75 Doubles - Quarterfinals (6) Azarenka/Kirilenko (BLR/RUS) d. (WC) Jankovic/Pavlyuchenkova (SRB/RUS) 64 75 Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) d. Jans/Rosolska (POL/POL) 64 61
