Paris, France (SportsNetwork.com) - Former champion Maria Sharapova fought her way into the semifinals at the French Open on Tuesday.
The seventh-seeded former world No. 1 star came from behind to beat rising 20- year-old Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1, on Court Chatrier. Muguruza shocked defending champion Serena Williams in the second round here last week.
Sharapova trailed 6-1, 5-4 against Muguruza before suddenly catching fire and winning nine of the last 10 games on Day 10.
The 27-year-old's semifinal opponent will be 14th-seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro or 18th-seeded Canadian Eugenie Bouchard.
Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam with a French Open title in 2012 and lost to Williams in last year's marquee finale at Roland Garros.
Two more quarterfinals will be staged on Wednesday, when fourth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep takes on 27th-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova and 10th-seeded Italian Sara Errani battles 28th-seeded German Andrea Petkovic. The former world No. 2 and former U.S. Open champion Kuznetsova titled here in 2009 and was the Roland Garros runner-up in 2006. Errani was the 2012 French Open runner-up to Sharapova.
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