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Summary An ankle injury forced Maria Sharapova to quit in quarter-final at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Sharapova, trailing 3-4, twisted her left ankle in the eighth game against the Czech fifth seed, who beat her in the Wimbledon final in July.I landed awkwardly on my left ankle. I felt a sharp pain and the next thing I knew I was on the floor, the Russian said.It swelled up immediately and I knew there was no way I could continue.Kvitova faces Vera Zvonareva in the semi-finals after the Russian beat compatriot Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-3 in their quarter-final.Third seed Victoria Azarenka beat Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-0 to set up a semi-final clash against Polands Agnieszka Radwanska who beat Estonias Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 7-6.
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