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French Open: Andrea Petkovic Overcomes Sara Errani to Reach Semis
Andrea Petkovic had some trouble holding serve, but her ground strokes consistently landed near the lines, many of them for winners.
- Associated Press
- Updated: June 04, 2014 11:43 PM IST
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Andrea Petkovic entered her first Grand Slam semifinal © AFP
Andrea Petkovic advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal, beating Sara Errani of Italy 6-2, 6-2 at the French Open on Wednesday.
Petkovic had some trouble holding serve, but her groundstrokes consistently landed near the lines, many of them for winners.
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The 28th-seeded German had been 0-3 in major quarterfinals, losing at that stage at the Australian Open, French Open and U.S. Open in 2011. Her ranking dropped after that, as low as 177th last year, because of a right knee injury.
Errani was the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2012, losing to Maria Sharapova. Last year, the 10th-seeded Italian reached the semifinals and lost to eventual champion Serena Williams.
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