Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are set to renew their long and not-so-friendly rivalry after advancing to a semi-final match at the Brisbane International, a key warm up tournament for the Australian Open.
The pair played back-to-back quarter-finals on centre court, with third-seeded Sharapova needing two hours to beat 2012 Brisbane champion Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2.
Top-ranked Williams, the defending champion, was next on court and didn’t lose a point on serve in the first set en route to a 6-3, 6-3 win over ninth-seeded Diminika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
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