LONDON: Sabine Lisicki smiles and laughter on the court, even when you make a mistake. She can afford. His groundstrokes as the sword are breaking the defenses of the best players in the world and kick deck is to find targets with amazing regularity. When asked about the pressure, she counters, "so the pressure?" In a blow hot, blow cold day in Wimbledon, Lisicki off world No. 1 Maria Sharapova, who was outside the scope of their strokes and serves, not to offset the glare German 22-year-old on the day.
Lisicki came through 6-4, 6-3 in 83 minutes. In the quarterfinals, the 16th seed will play compatriot Angelique Kerber, who put Kim Clijsters 6-1, 6-1. The Belgian, who is responsible for hanging the bike later this year, is on a farewell tour. On Monday, he played his last match at Wimbledon.
Lisicki, who lost to Sharapova in the semifinals here last year, had not beaten in their three previous encounters. When asked if it was revenge for last time and four losses last year, the burly German answered: "It was revenge for the three. In the grass you have to have good service. It is a great advantage. That is I have. I like to play aggressive tennis, that is why grass suits me. I like to move onto the grass. "
Sharapova, who won the French Open last month to complete his Grand Slam, said: "I had my chances in the first set but did not take them. Much of the credit goes to my opponent. She played very well and that many things better than me. just give it to her. the service is a big part of his game. you big help. of course, I could have done things differently, but not on this particular day. "
Sharapova, who beat Lisicki in straight sets in the pre-quarterfinals of the Australia Open in January, struggled again in the first set 2-5 to take the game back on serve in the ninth game. Lisicki broke Sharapova in the tenth game to take the opening set.
Play was stopped for 50 minutes when the heavens opened early in the second set. But if anyone expected a change in the time that was not happening on this day. The German broke early in the second set, taking a 4-1 lead. "As soon as I got the break of serve in the second set, I was sure I was going to take home," said the 22-year-old.
However, Sharapova is not the type of player over the keys and leave. She fought valiantly for several ways to stop the game and throw his opponent off balance. Lisicki, who needed three matchpoints, closed style, a second serve ace that saw the 6 foot 2 'Sharapova in full. The German fell to the floor to celebrate their victory.
In other women's fourth round matches, four-time champion Serena Williams closed out an inspired Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 in 1 hour 54 minutes in a game in which the momentum swung back and below. If the third round against Jie Zheng of China, which was kick Serena, who won the day, on Monday it was his return.
The U.S. will play defending champion Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals of high voltage. The Czech ace put the Italian Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in a second round clash. Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska put Camila Giorgi, Italy 6-2, 6-3. Radwanska up Russian Maria Kirilenko, which exceeded 30 in the ranking of China Shuai Peng 6-1, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3. In the lower quarter of the draw, unseeded Austrian Tamira Paszek stopped Italian Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-2. Second seed Victoria Azarenka, meanwhile, reached the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-0 crushing of Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 14th.
Lisicki came through 6-4, 6-3 in 83 minutes. In the quarterfinals, the 16th seed will play compatriot Angelique Kerber, who put Kim Clijsters 6-1, 6-1. The Belgian, who is responsible for hanging the bike later this year, is on a farewell tour. On Monday, he played his last match at Wimbledon.
Lisicki, who lost to Sharapova in the semifinals here last year, had not beaten in their three previous encounters. When asked if it was revenge for last time and four losses last year, the burly German answered: "It was revenge for the three. In the grass you have to have good service. It is a great advantage. That is I have. I like to play aggressive tennis, that is why grass suits me. I like to move onto the grass. "
Sharapova, who won the French Open last month to complete his Grand Slam, said: "I had my chances in the first set but did not take them. Much of the credit goes to my opponent. She played very well and that many things better than me. just give it to her. the service is a big part of his game. you big help. of course, I could have done things differently, but not on this particular day. "
Sharapova, who beat Lisicki in straight sets in the pre-quarterfinals of the Australia Open in January, struggled again in the first set 2-5 to take the game back on serve in the ninth game. Lisicki broke Sharapova in the tenth game to take the opening set.
Play was stopped for 50 minutes when the heavens opened early in the second set. But if anyone expected a change in the time that was not happening on this day. The German broke early in the second set, taking a 4-1 lead. "As soon as I got the break of serve in the second set, I was sure I was going to take home," said the 22-year-old.
However, Sharapova is not the type of player over the keys and leave. She fought valiantly for several ways to stop the game and throw his opponent off balance. Lisicki, who needed three matchpoints, closed style, a second serve ace that saw the 6 foot 2 'Sharapova in full. The German fell to the floor to celebrate their victory.
In other women's fourth round matches, four-time champion Serena Williams closed out an inspired Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 in 1 hour 54 minutes in a game in which the momentum swung back and below. If the third round against Jie Zheng of China, which was kick Serena, who won the day, on Monday it was his return.
The U.S. will play defending champion Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals of high voltage. The Czech ace put the Italian Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in a second round clash. Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska put Camila Giorgi, Italy 6-2, 6-3. Radwanska up Russian Maria Kirilenko, which exceeded 30 in the ranking of China Shuai Peng 6-1, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3. In the lower quarter of the draw, unseeded Austrian Tamira Paszek stopped Italian Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-2. Second seed Victoria Azarenka, meanwhile, reached the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-0 crushing of Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 14th.
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