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Friday 30 October 2015
Sharapova, Radwanska reach semifinals at WTA Finals
SINGAPORE (AP) — Maria semifinals. Maria Sharapova of Russia makes a backhand return against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their
Sharapova reached the Pennetta led 3-1 in the first
semifinals of the WTA Finals set but Sharapova broke singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015.
and sent U.S. Open cham- back in the eighth game
pion Flavia Pennetta into and took control. Associated Press
retirement by beating the “I think to have the last
Italian 7-5, 6-1 on Thursday. match against Maria was Halep reached the final in Radwanska trailed 3-1 in more service games.
The 33-year-old Pennetta, amazing to play such a
who was eliminated with good champion,” Pen- her first WTA appearance the first set and then 5-1 “I was done,” Halep said
the loss, was playing in her netta said. “Was a good
last career tournament af- way also to say goodbye, last year but became the in the tiebreaker before of the first set. “No energy
ter announcing at the U.S. because when you lose
Open she would retire at against such a good player first player to be eliminated. turning the match around. anymore. I was tired. I felt
the end of the season. there is not too many things
“Right now I feel like it’s not to say.” “I go home,” Halep said. “I In the second set, Halep that I lost the chance to win
my last match,” Pennetta Sharapova came into the
said. “I feel normal com- tournament after being go to the holiday. It’s OK. I saved a break point to hold the first set and probably I
pletely. I don’t know why. sidelined with a leg injury
Maybe in few days I will since the Wimbledon semi- think I had a good year this serve in the first game but lost the chance to win the
feel more the difference.” finals. At the Wuhan Open
Agnieszka Radwanska also in China this month, she re- year.” won only one point in three match in that moment.”q
reached the semifinals by tired in her first match back
beating top-seeded Simo- with a left wrist injury.
na Halep 7-6 (5), 6-1. “I wanted to try to play a
Sharapova completed high-quality three match-
the round-robin stage 3-0, es,” said Sharapova, who
while Radwanska, Pennet- won the WTA Finals in her
ta and Halep all finished at debut appearance in 2004.
1-2. Radwanska advanced “I’m actually a little bit sur-
because of more sets won, prised that I’ve been able
with Pennetta having to to win three matches as
win at least one set against physical as some of those
Sharapova to reach the matches were.”
