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Sharapova through to Qatar semifinals

Published: Feb. 22, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Russia's Maria Sharapova gestures after winning a game in the Fed Cup World Group tennis match in Israel

DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova dropped just one game Friday in advancing to the semifinals of the $2.5 million Qatar Open in Doha.

Sharapova is 12-0 on the year after a 6-0, 6-1 quarterfinal pasting of Caroline Wozniacki. She will look to extend her winning streak Saturday with a match against 16th-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, who got by Dominika Cibulkova, 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, in her quarterfinal match.

Sharapova, seeded fourth, needed just an hour in her match against Wozniacki, breaking the Dane's serve six out of seven times.

On the other side of the bracket, third-seeded Jelena Jankovic was upset by Na Li, 6-3, 6-4. Na next faces Vera Zvonareva, who ousted 15th-seeded Sybille Bammer, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, Friday.

Saturday's winners advance to the title match Sunday with the Qatar Open champion earning $414,000.

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