Maria Sharapova reach final.

The fifth-seeded Sharapova overcame 13 double-faults to beat Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 6-3. Sharapova had two double-faults in her opening service game, the second to get broken. She had two more while trailing 3-0, but saved a break point and then won 12 of the final 16 games.The turning point in the match may have come on that first saved break point at 3-0.With Lisicki playing near flawless tennis through the first three games, she turned to the drop shot, which was so effective against Marion Bartoli in the quarterfinals. But this one went into the net, putting the score at deuce and giving the momentum to Sharapova.

Maria Sharapova back into Wimbledon semifinals.

When Maria Sharapova says her game is getting better and better at Wimbledon, it's hard to argue.Sharapova won the Wimbledon title in 2004 when she was only 17. She made the semifinals the next two years, but hadn't been back this far since."I certainly feel like I've improved, especially from my second round," said Sharapova.To reach a second final, she'll have to beat German wild-card entry Sabine Lisicki."It's been a few years since I got past the fourth round, and now I'm in the semifinals," said Sharapova, who has not lost a set at this year's tournament. "So this a great chance for me to take it a step further."