Sharapova thrashes Cibulkova 6-1, 6-1 to enter semi-finals; Will face Sabine Lisicki next
Sharapova thrashes Cibulkova 6-1, 6-1 to enter semi-finals; Will face Sabine Lisicki nextMaria Sharapova stormed into the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time since 2006 here yesterday, blasting aside Dominika Cibulkova with an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 quarter-final victory.
Russia's Maria Sharapova during yesterday's Wimbledon quarter-final
against Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in London. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-1.
PIC/Getty Images Cibulkova, who had stunned World No 1 and top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the last 16, never looked like repeating that upset against Sharapova, who is the heavy favourite to repeat her 2004 triumph.
The 6ft 2in Russian fifth seed now faces German wildcard Sabine Lisicki in the last four for a place in the final.
Lisicki defeated French ninth seed Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1.
Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitovau00a0 secured a place in the semi-finals for the second successive year with a 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 win over Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in a hard fought battle.
