Maria Sharapova in SFs of the 2018 Rome open

ROME, Italy
The pendulum swung dramatically throughout one of the year's most anticipated showdowns - but it was the unseeded Maria Sharapova who emerged triumphant, downing No.5 seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-5 in three hours and 10 minutes to return to the Internazionali BNL d'Italia semifinals for the first time since 2015.