{"id":3340,"date":"2012-03-16T09:05:02","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T09:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2012-03-16T09:05:02","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T09:05:02","slug":"bnp-paribas-sharapova-set-semis-clash-against-ivanovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340","title":{"rendered":"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian Wells, California:<\/strong> Former Champion of Russia Maria Sharapova<\/a> of Russia survived a scare to come back from behind to defeat compatriot Maria Kirilenko<\/a> 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 at the BNP Paribas Open<\/a> played here on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sharapova who entered the tournament second seeded looked fragile and after conceding the first set and dropping first two games in the second set came back strong to finish off the match in three hours and five minutes.<\/p>\n

Sharapova will face off against former world number one Ana Ivanovic<\/a> of Serbia, who cruised past Marion Bartoli<\/a> 6-3, 6-4.<\/p>\n

Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n

[2] M Sharapova (RUS) d [20] M Kirilenko (RUS) 36 75 62
[15] A Ivanovic (SRB) d [7] M Bartoli (FRA) 63 64<\/p>\n

Women’s Doubles – Semifinals
[2] S Mirza (IND) \/ E Vesnina (RUS) d [3] A Hlavackova (CZE) \/ L Hradecka (CZE) 57 75 10-3<\/p>\n

By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Indian Wells, California:<\/strong> Former Champion of Russia Maria Sharapova<\/a> of Russia survived a scare to come back from behind to defeat compatriot Maria Kirilenko<\/a> 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 at the BNP Paribas Open<\/a> played here on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[2054,1823,1740,2053,2055],"class_list":["post-3340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-tennis-news","tag-ana-ivanovic","tag-bnp-paribas","tag-maria-sharapova","tag-mario-kirilinko","tag-marion-bartoli"],"yoast_head":"\nBNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Indian Wells, California: Former Champion of Russia Maria Sharapova of Russia survived a scare to come back from behind to defeat compatriot Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 at the BNP Paribas Open played here on Thursday.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-03-16T09:05:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?p=3340#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?p=3340\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b8f51f3c66686ab3518464e9b8368646\"},\"headline\":\"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-03-16T09:05:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?p=3340\"},\"wordCount\":145,\"commentCount\":0,\"keywords\":[\"Ana Ivanovic\",\"BNP Paribas\",\"Maria Sharapova\",\"Mario Kirilinko\",\"Marion Bartoli\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tennis\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?p=3340#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?p=3340\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?p=3340\",\"name\":\"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-03-16T09:05:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b8f51f3c66686ab3518464e9b8368646\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?p=3340#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?p=3340\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?p=3340#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/\",\"name\":\"IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b8f51f3c66686ab3518464e9b8368646\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/aaa92315b99cea76f3cb21975ca617077d7cd514d725861014bca1d7678c283b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/aaa92315b99cea76f3cb21975ca617077d7cd514d725861014bca1d7678c283b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/aaa92315b99cea76f3cb21975ca617077d7cd514d725861014bca1d7678c283b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/indiansportsnews.co.in\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports","og_description":"Indian Wells, California: Former Champion of Russia Maria Sharapova of Russia survived a scare to come back from behind to defeat compatriot Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 at the BNP Paribas Open played here on Thursday.","og_url":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340","og_site_name":"IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports","article_published_time":"2012-03-16T09:05:02+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/#\/schema\/person\/b8f51f3c66686ab3518464e9b8368646"},"headline":"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic","datePublished":"2012-03-16T09:05:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340"},"wordCount":145,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["Ana Ivanovic","BNP Paribas","Maria Sharapova","Mario Kirilinko","Marion Bartoli"],"articleSection":["Tennis"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340","url":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340","name":"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-03-16T09:05:02+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/#\/schema\/person\/b8f51f3c66686ab3518464e9b8368646"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3340#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BNP Paribas: Sharapova set semis clash against Ivanovic"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/#website","url":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/","name":"IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/#\/schema\/person\/b8f51f3c66686ab3518464e9b8368646","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aaa92315b99cea76f3cb21975ca617077d7cd514d725861014bca1d7678c283b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aaa92315b99cea76f3cb21975ca617077d7cd514d725861014bca1d7678c283b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aaa92315b99cea76f3cb21975ca617077d7cd514d725861014bca1d7678c283b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in"],"url":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}