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 | Bartoli reached the semifinals of Roland Garros for the first time in his career31-05-2011 |
Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli is ranked for the first time in his career the semifinals in a Grand Slam tournament Roland Garros and became the first representative of the hosts, who reached this stage of the race from 2005 and onwards. Bartoli
win against former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) in the quarter with 7:6 (7:4), 6:4. For seeded 11th-seeded Bartoli Tournament greatest achievement of the Grand Slam is still participating in the finals of Wimbledon in 2007 year. In the first set, both players exchanged breaks in three, and eventually came to tiebreak, which the representative of the hosts took with 7:4. In the second part of the game Bartoli had a 6:4 and thus win the match for an hour and 53 minutes and thus became the first Frenchwoman to the semifinals after the famous Mary Piars.Na semifinal Bartoli will face last year's winner Skiavone Francesca (Italy).