Maria Sharapova

Andrea Petkovic of Germany and Serbia's Jelena Jankovic playing in the second semifinal. Fourth seed Maria Sharapova was completely off his game in the first set, hard against the world's second-ranked player is able to score points. 

Sharapova gave an animated talk courtside coach Thomas Hogstedt, and 2 hours 2 minutes and took over Russia's matchup. "I did not have a lot of talking," Sharapova said. "He spoke most of the time. I called her because I felt I just needed a little energy. 

In the first set was missing something." Sharapova is in its second tournament title this season, he's trying to win in Rome. Last year, he reached the final in Cincinnati and lost to Kim Clijsters. "I love playing on the court," she said. "There's something about it." U.S. Open tuneup tournament in the women's bracket wide open because of injuries and was an early upset.