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 BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Top-seeded Maria Sharapova defeated Mara Santangelo of Italy 6-2, 6-2 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the DFS Classic grass-court tournament.
The defending champion will face American Jamea Jackson, who upset Elena Likhovtseva of Russia 6-4, 6-3 to reach her first WTA Tour semifinal on Saturday.
American qualifier Meilen Tu defeated Marion Bartoli of France 6-4, 6-4 and will play Vera Zvonareva of Russia, who downed second-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
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