However, while Sharapova had a tough time rallying from a set down to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, Errani swept past her doubles partner and best friend Vinci winning 6-2, 6-4.u00a0 <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/sep/shara.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 346px; " /> Sharapova returns to Marion Bartoli In doing so, Errani became the first Italian woman in the Open era to make the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s always hard to play against a friend and it was strange seeing her on the other side of the net,&rdquo; said Errani, who already has four tour singles titles to her name this year. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/sep/erranii.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 370px; " /> Sarra Errani. Pics/AFP &ldquo;I am happy to get to the final. Can I win the title? I will tell you in three or four days,&rdquo; added Errani, the 10th seed, who was the French Open runner-up to Sharapova this year. She goes on to face either three-time champion Serena Williams or Ana Ivanovic for a place in the final while Sharapova faces World No 1 Victoria Azarenka.

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Russian Maria Sharapova and Italian Sarra Errani made it to the semi-finals of the US Open here yesterday with victories over France's Marion Bartoli and Italy's Roberta Vinci respectively

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