Maria Sharapova moved to within two wins of a career Grand Slam when she defeated Germanys Andrea Petkovic 6-0 6-3 to reach her second French Open semi-final.

M. Sharapova vs A. Petkovic

French Open: Ladies Singles

Round QF, 01/06/11

RUS Sha (7) 6 6 GER Pet (15) 0 3

N. Li vs V. Azarenka

French Open: Ladies Singles

Round QF, 01/06/11

CHN Li (6) 7 6 BLR Aza (4) 5 2

The No.7 seed, who next faces No.6 seed Li Na for a place in the final, also ended Petkovic’s hopes of becoming the first German in the last four in Paris since Steffi Graf in 1999.

Meanwhile, Na became the first Chinese player to reach a French Open semi-final with an upset 7-5 6-2 win over No.4 Victoria Azarenka.

She now stands just one match away from a second straight grand slam final, having lost to Kim Clijsters in the Australian Open championship match at the start of the year.

Sharapova, a semi-finalist in 2007, was in unstoppable form in the first set, breaking in the first, third and fifth games before taking the opener 6-0. She allowed Petkovic just seven points on her serve.

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