Australian Samantha Stosur shocked top seed Serena Williams while second seed Venus Williams overpowered Maria Sharapova in WTA Bank of the West Classic quarter-final matches Friday
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Maria Sharapova during her match against Venus Williams |
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Stosur snapped Serena's nine-match win streak with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory to book a Saturday semi-final berth against French eighth seed Marion Bartoli, who upset Serbian fourth seed Jelena Jankovic 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.
"It's one of the biggest, if not the biggest win of my career," Stosur said. "I would like to take it one more step. I would love to make it to another final."
Venus Williams advanced after her sister faltered, defeating Russian star Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 to book a semi-final date with Russian third seed Elena Dementieva.
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