ROME, May 16 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova won Friday's last quarterfinal match at the $1.34 million Italian Open in Rome with a 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-2 win over Patty Schnyder.
The second-seeded Sharapova needed nearly three hours to eliminate her ninth-seeded foe by coming back from a first set tie-breaker loss. She overpowered Schnyder late in the second to win the match.