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Everything came so quickly for Maria Sharapova at the start of her tennis career. Wimbledon champion at 17. Ranked No. 1 at 18. Second major title at 19, third at 20.
Surgery on her right shoulder in October 2008 put a halt to all of that. Getting her game back in order required patience. And with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over 15th-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany on Wednesday, Sharapova reached the French Open semifinals, the first time she's made it that far at any Grand Slam tournament in more than three years.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french11/news/story?id=6614459
Surgery on her right shoulder in October 2008 put a halt to all of that. Getting her game back in order required patience. And with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over 15th-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany on Wednesday, Sharapova reached the French Open semifinals, the first time she's made it that far at any Grand Slam tournament in more than three years.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french11/news/story?id=6614459
