Kvitova, Sharapova reach semis at Aussie Open
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01/24/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and former Melbourne titlist Maria Sharapova reached the semifinals Wednesday at the Australian Open.
Kvitova took down Italian Sara Errani 6-4, 6-4 in just under two hours to secure a spot in the semifinals. The Czech hit 36 winners, compared to just 17 for Errani.
The 21-year-old Kvitova, the No. 2 seed, rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the second set to become the first Czech woman to reach the semifinals at the Australian Open since Jana Novotna in 1991.
Kvitova beat Sharapova in last year's Wimbledon finale and is also the reigning WTA Championships titlist.
"Well, yeah, of course, I'm really like to be here in the semifinal here in the Australian," Kvitova said. "Yeah, is the second my best result in a Grand Slam, so really it's nice."
The 24-year-old Errani was playing in her first-ever major quarterfinal.
Kvitova will next take on the fourth-seeded Sharapova, who handled fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3.
Sharapova hit 26 winners and won 71 percent of her first serves to advance to semis in Melbourne for the fist time since winning in 2008. Sharapova improved to a perfect 5-0 in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.
Makarova failed to build off her huge upset of Serena Williams in the fourth round on Monday.
Kvitova has a 2-1 lifetime record against Sharapova.
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