MADRID (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova fought back from to oust China's Li Na 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 and claim a place in the last four of the Madrid Open on Friday as top seed and defending champion Serena Williams withdrew with a thigh problem.
Russian Sharapova, the eighth seed, showed all her battling qualities on the clay at the futuristic Magic Box arena to edge the world number two and set up a semi-final clash with third-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska or French qualifier Caroline Garcia.
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