The quarter finals are now complete and as seven top ten players reached this stage, it isn't surprising that three of them are through to the semis.
(Rank/Seed)
2/1 Azarenka withdrew prior to her match against Wozniacki with that troublesome ankle injury. Though she tried her best to practice beforehand, she is thinking of the long term and is now focusing on Miami.
3/2 Sharapova battled past (8/6) Errani 76(6) 63 to reach her sixth career semi final here. The first set was really tough; Maria saved two set points in eventually outlasting her tenacious opponent, having trailed 3-5.
6/4 Kerber advanced to a second successive semi here when (9/7) Stosur bizarrely also pulled out prior to her match with a calf injury. It's only the second time in Stosur's career that she's pulled out during a match, quitting after the warm up!
7/5 Kvitova let a 64 42 lead slip, going down 46 64 63 to (15/13) Kirilenko. Kvitova came from 2-4 down in the first to win it 64, but then served four successive double faults whilst down 4-5 in the second to lose the game and set. From there on in, Kirilenko was far more solid as Kvitova's game became brittle. Maria has now beaten Petra in two of their last three encounters and is into her first and biggest career Indian Wells final.
Final Prediction: Kerber vs Sharapova
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