​US Open: Sharapova, eliminata - Programul "optimilor" (Niculescu vs Kerber)

Maria Sharapova a fost eliminata de la US Open, a treia favorita a competitiei americane fiind depasita, in trei seturi, de Flavia Pennetta (Italia). Au obtinut calificarea in turul patru, printre altele, Maria Kirilenko, Sabine Lisicki, Vera Zvonareva si Monica Niculescu.

Sharapova, invinsa de PennettaFoto: Reuters

Turul III, feminin, rezultate:

(9) Sam Stosur - (24) Nadia Petrova (Russia) 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-5

(25) Maria Kirilenko - Christina McHale 6-2 6-3

(22) Sabine Lisicki - Irina Falconi 6-0 6-1

(26) Flavia Pennetta - Maria Sharapova (3) 6-3 3-6 6-4

(13) Peng Shuai - (19) Julia Goerges 6-4 7-6(1)

(2) Vera Zvonareva - (30) Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4 7-5

Angelique Kerber - Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3 6-1

Monica Niculescu - (27) Lucie Safarova 6-0 6-1.

Turul III - mai sunt de disputat:

Caroline Wozniacki (1) - Vania King

Akgul Amanmuradova - Svetlana Kuznetsova (15)

Andrea Petkovic (10) - Roberta Vinci (18)

Silvia Soler Espinosa - Carla Suarez Navarro

Victoria Azarenka (4) - Serena Williams (18)

Sloane Stephens - Ana Ivanovic (16)

Jelena Jankovic (11) - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (17)

Chanelle Scheepers - Francesca Schivone (7)

Optimi de finala:

Monica Niculescu - Angelique Kerbe

Shuai Peng - Flavia Pennetta

Maria Kirilenko - Samantha Stosur

Sabine Lisicki - Vera Zvonareva.

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