Maria Sharapova remains on course to defend her French Open tennis title, after reaching the final of this year's tournament.
She beat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka in three sets on a score of 6-1 2-6 6-4.
The Russian will play the winner of the semi between top seed Serena Williams and Sara Errani, the player Sharapova beat in the 2012 finale.
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