TENNIS : MARIA SHARAPOVA BEATS DEADLY JELENA OSTAPENKO IN NAIL-BITER QUARTER-FINALS AT ITALIAN OPEN !
It was definitely a loud battle of grunts in Rome, but surely much more than that.Tweet
It was a sheer battle of guts - - and wills.
Of Roman Gladiators, if you like.
Jelena Ostapenko @JelenaOstapenk8 delivered the first knock-down punch, but didn’t complete the KO.
She took the First Set, 7-6, in a breath-taking Tie Break at the Italian Open Quarter-Finals, but Maria Sharapova @MariaSharapova sprung back, swinging.
Sharapova firing back, took the Second Set, 6-4, and the battle has just begun.
Third (and Final) Set, was the Battle Royale.
Maria Sharapova digs deep to unleash some more firepower, and quickly took early lead 5-2, the lead so convincing one reporter thought the match was now "done and dusted".
But Jelena Ostapenko, French Open Champion just at 20, wouldn't just go down without a brawl.
She closed out her Service Game and saved two nervy Match Points to break back Sharapova, barely levelling the canvas, 5-5.
After a gruelling 3 hours and 10 minutes of fierce battle, Ostapenko finally succumbed, on serve, to Sharapova, 7-5.
Maria Sharapova barely escaped Jelena Ostapenko's deadly fangs to slip into the Semi-Finals, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5.
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Italian Open: Maria Sharapova through to semi-final https://t.co/EUfw97amFY— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) 18 May 2018
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WHAT A BATTLE!— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) 18 May 2018
Maria #Sharapova beats Jelena Ostapenko after a 3h11 thriller 6-7 6-4 7-5 to reach #Rome last 4! #IBI18 pic.twitter.com/a9XCoKsn2V
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Maria Sharapova is on a roll in Rome.
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Maria Sharapova beats Ostapenko - LIVE Press Conference - Internazionali BNL d'Italia
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Maria Sharapova beautifully 🎨🖌 the line for this shot of the day!
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Incredible forehand winner under pressure from Maria Sharapova! 😱
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— HEAD Tennis (@head_tennis) 18 May 2018
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3.11hrs on court. Loved every bit of it. Thank you Roma for the ❤️ pic.twitter.com/3d3UfK8PBy— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) 18 May 2018
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Maria Sharapova claims her best win of the season by outlasting Jelena Ostapenko in Rome epic | @simonrbriggs reports https://t.co/Z7GJburlFf— Telegraph Sport (@TelegraphSport) 18 May 2018
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💪🏼MARIA IS BACK💪🏼 Maria Sharapova battled past French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in a three-set, three-hour epic to reach the 🇮🇹Italian Open🇮🇹 semi-finals on Friday 👉👉👉 https://t.co/Tk7pvUI5JM #ibi18 pic.twitter.com/sXvP3T5llp— Sky Sports Tennis 🎾 (@SkySportsTennis) 18 May 2018
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She made it! 🎯 @MariaSharapova triumphs 6-7(6) 6-4 7-5 against Jelena Ostapenko and accesses #ibi18 SFs! 👏 #tennis #WTA pic.twitter.com/BRIFD07L1D— Internazionali Bnl (@InteBNLdItalia) 18 May 2018
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"It's great to back at this stage."— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 18 May 2018
Maria Sharapova will face world number one Simona Halep in the Italian Open semi-final 👇https://t.co/Sp5EvhyWQP pic.twitter.com/7g2vOFnItl
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Last year at this time, Maria Sharapova was denied entry in the French Open. When this year’s French Open begins on May 27, Sharapova will not only be allowed to play, she will be seeded. https://t.co/ofCge4sqZz— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) 18 May 2018
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Maria Sharapova also advanced to the last four in Rome with a grueling 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 win over Jelena Ostapenko pic.twitter.com/vWV0mTrRGm— SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) 18 May 2018
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Despite 10 double faults, Maria #Sharapova prevailed over Jelena #Ostapenko in 3 sets for her first win over a top-10 player since last August— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 18 May 2018
Read more > https://t.co/uROgk9sR4I pic.twitter.com/ex9YTgbKyf
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.@MariaSharapova's three-set win over Ostapenko was full of the fight and skill that's seen her raise two French Open crowns: https://t.co/BhYljHFBOX pic.twitter.com/3Td55TYaOI— TENNIS.com (@Tennis) 18 May 2018
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.@MariaSharapova reaches her second semifinal of the year in an epic @InteBNLdItalia battle against Ostapenko!— WTA (@WTA) 18 May 2018
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Maria Sharapova comes back to defeat Jelena Ostapenko for her first Top 10 win of the season.— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) 18 May 2018
From her on-court interview @SuperTennisTv: https://t.co/URBw60mcvF pic.twitter.com/OI7jO8WeoL
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WHAT A MATCH. Maria Sharapova d. Jelena Ostapenko 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-5 in 3h11 to reach the SFs in Rome, her best result since coming best from suspension in april 2017.— José Morgado (@josemorgado) 18 May 2018
Maria's best win of the season -- a big, big one for her.
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40th-ranked Maria Sharapova gets her best win of the year, beating reigning French Open champ Jelena Ostapenko 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-5 in 3 hours, 10 minutes to reach the Rome semifinals. #ibi18— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) 18 May 2018
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💪 What. A. Match.— bet365 (@bet365) 18 May 2018
🎾 Maria Sharapova is through to the Italian Open semi-finals after beating 2017 French Open winner Jeļena Ostapenko in three sets. pic.twitter.com/VfN2NvusM4
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Is @MariaSharapova back - just in time for Roland Garros?— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 18 May 2018
She beats Jelena #Ostapenko in 3-hour, 10-minute battle of French Open champions
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.@MariaSharapova beautifully 🎨🖌 the line for this shot of the day! pic.twitter.com/3e0oegF6eG— WTA (@WTA) 18 May 2018
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Maria #Sharapova is into just her second semifinal of 2018 after overcoming Jelena #Ostapenko in a 3+ hour battle in Rome— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 18 May 2018
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Maria Sharapova is finding her winning formula on clay at the @InteBNLdItalia in Rome.— TENNIS.com (@Tennis) 19 May 2018
By Brandon Carter: https://t.co/BhYljHFBOX #ibi18 pic.twitter.com/qzeIjgOXsN
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5-time major winner Maria Sharapova battled past No.5 seed Jeļena Ostapenko 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 to progress to the Italian Open semi-final #SSTennis— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) 18 May 2018
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Maria Sharapova edges Jelena Ostapenko, to play Simona Halep in Rome semishttps://t.co/y7OT2oZP7R— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) 19 May 2018
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.@MariaSharapova into Italian Open semi-finals after epic @JelenaOstapenk8 win— TOI Sports (@toisports) 18 May 2018
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.@MariaSharapova sets up semi-final clash with @Simona_Halep in #ItalianOpenhttps://t.co/xf58JCnbUw pic.twitter.com/6aolrK3pQT— HT Sports (@HTSportsNews) 19 May 2018
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Tennis: Sharapova wins Rome epic as Nadal makes semis https://t.co/h58PgW0pgO pic.twitter.com/7bvOnAQGh9— ST Sports Desk (@STsportsdesk) 18 May 2018
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Jelena #Ostapenko battled all the way - but it was Maria #Sharapova who came out on top in the battle of the French Open champions— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 18 May 2018
Read more > https://t.co/uROgk9sR4I pic.twitter.com/vCl9A8h2QK
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EXCLUSIVE: Maria Sharapova discusses the injury struggles that have hampered her return and how she's still hungry to taste success in grand slams. https://t.co/I7s4MOjJIw— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) 24 April 2018
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— Jelena Ostapenko (@JelenaOstapenk8) 7 May 2018
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3.11hrs on court. Loved every bit of it. Thank you Roma for the ❤️
Posted by Maria Sharapova on Friday, 18 May 2018
Two minutes on court with the GOAT 🐐 Rafa Nadal #BucketList Was so nervous 😱😬
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