Majestic Maria makes maiden French final

. Agency, Paris
Maria Sharapova booked her place in her first French Open final with a hugely impressive 6-3 6-3 victory over Petra Kvitova on Thursday evening.
The result also guaranteed she will overtake Victoria Azarenka as world number one.
It was a rematch of the Wimbledon final, which Kvitova won, but Sharapova was much the better player on Thursday and ensured it was third time lucky after two semi-final defeats at Roland Garros.
The 25-year-old Russian, who last topped the rankings before her shoulder troubles in 2008, will meet surprise finalist Sara Errani on Saturday after the Italian defeated US Open champion Sam Stosur 7-5 1-6 6-3 earlier.
Sharapova had won both meetings with Kvitova since Wimbledon, including a semi-final at the Australian Open, and she looked like she meant business from the start.
Her serve has been her one major weakness since her shoulder problems, and the windy conditions provided a real test, but she was rock solid.

23 May, 2013 Thursday

Majestic Maria makes maiden French final