Play Resumes Wednesday at U.S. Open as Sharapova Continues Match Against Bartoli
September 5, 2012 | By Eric C. Peck
Photo credit: Kenneth B. Goldberg
Match play has resumed at the 2012 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. as third-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia continues her match against the number 11 seed, Marion Bartoli of France. The match is a continuation of yesterday’s quarterfinals encounter, and resumed play in the first set with Bartoli leading 4-0. The winner will face top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the women’s singles semifinals on Friday, weather and schedule permitting. Azarenka defeated defending U.S. Open champ Samantha Stosur on Tuesday, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(7/5).
Sharapova is undefeated lifetime against Bartoli, and is making her first U.S. Open quarterfinals appearance since 2006 when she took home the Women’s Singles Title. Today’s match marks Bartoli’s first-ever quarterfinals appearance at the U.S. Open, having reached at the least the final eight or better at the other three majors over the course of her career.
Eric C. Peck
Editor-in-Chief, Long Island Tennis Magazine
Eric C. Peck is Editor-in-Chief of Long Island Tennis Magazine. He may be reached by e-mail at eric@litennismag.com
