Stosur stuns Serena, Venus ousts Tennis Star Sharapova

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.

Maria Sharapova smile

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.

Maria Sharapova nice

It’s one of the biggest, if not the biggest win of my career,I would like to take it one more step. I would love to make it to another final.

Maria Sharapova bikini

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, who ousted Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-4.

Maria Sharapova sexy

Maria is one of my favorite opponents. She’s always a challenge,” Venus Williams said. “I was better in the important points which is what I wanted.

Maria Sharapova photo

Serena Williams, the 11-time Grand Slam champion who won Wimbledon and the Australian Open this year, took both prior meetings against Stosur but was forced to save four match points in a three-set win in January at Sydney.
“She played well and didn’t do anything