Russia tennis star Maria Sharapova exited the 2011 French Open on June 2. Her best moments at Roland Garros this year are featured in an image gallery prepared by the R-Sport agency.
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova lost in the semifinals of the 2011 French Open on June 2.
Sharapova beat Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic in two sets (6:3, 6:0) to advance to the second round
In the second round the No. 7 seed struggled against France’s Caroline Garcia. Sharapova needed all her mental strength to beat Garcia 3:6, 6:4, 6:0.
Photo: Caroline Garcia
Photo: Caroline Garcia
In the third round match, which lasted an hour and a half, Sharapova faced Taiwan’s Chan Yongjian, winning 6:2, 6:3.
Sharapova’s fiancée Sasha Vujacic was supporting her from the stands.
Sharapova defeated Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 7:6, 7:5, 7:5 to advance to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals Sharapova faced Andrea Petkovic. She crushed the German in straight sets – 6:0, 6:3 – in a match lasting 1 hour 30 minutes.
Sharapova said she was very happy to be in a Grand Slam semi again, especially at Roland Garros.
In the semifinal Maria Sharapova lost to Li Na. The sixth-seeded Chinese won 6:4, 7:5 in 1 hour 48 minutes.
"At times I didn't serve well," Sharapova said at the post-match news conference. "I was rushing a little bit more than I had to... I still feel that I had my share of chances - I just didn't take them."
