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Maria finally falls

AFP, Indian Wells
Svetlana Kuznetsova handed Maria Sharapova her first defeat of 2008 on Friday to set up a clash with topseeded Ana Ivanovic in the final of the Pacific Life Open.
Kuznetsova, the second seed, defeated fourth-seeded Sharapova 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 to return to the final of the 5.7 million-dollar WTA and ATP Masters Series tournament for the second straight year.
Serbia's Ivanovic defeated third-seeded compatriot Jelena Jankovic 7-6(7/3),6-3.
Last year Kuznetsova finished
runner-up to Daniela Hantuchova, whose title defense was halted by Sharapova in the quarterfinals.
That victory took Sharapova's record in 2008 to 18-0 - a sparkling run that included her Australian Open triumph as well as a victory in the WTA tournament in Doha last month.
Kuznetsova, 22 and ranked number three in the world, is in search of her first WTA title since New Haven last August, but she booked her third final of the year after reaching the championship match in Sydney in Dubai.
After dropping the first set, Sharapova gained an early break in the second enroute to a 4-1 lead.
Kuznetsova broke back in the
seventh game, but Sharapova broke her again in the final game as Kuznetsova double-faulted on set point
Kuznetsova bounced back to break Sharapova's serve in the first game of the third set broke again for 4-1 and served out the match with a love game.
"I thought we both didn't play first set well," Kuznetsova said, adding that her chances in the second were thwarted by her own defensive stance.
Kuznetsova said three-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova was below her best and her vanquished opponent agreed.
’ I was playing with a much slower pace than I normally play with. I wasn't going for my shots as I normally do, and I wasn't seeing the ball that good," Sharapova said.
Sharapova, 20, said fatigue was a factor.
"I'm playing a lot of tennis, been flying a lot" she said." It takes a toll on your body and your mind as well You feel like you have to go out on the court and spend a lot of emotion and energy out there and sometimes you just don' t have it for every match. *
Ivanovic, whose runner-up finish to Sharapova at the Australian Open propelled her to number two in the world, posted her fifth victory over Jankovic in six meetings.
Jankovic said she felt strong in the rallies, but didn't serve or return effectively She couldn't recover from a 0-6 deficit in the first-set tiebreaker, and surrendered her serve in the third game of the second.
Ivanovic broke her again in the ninth game to complete the victory.
On the men's side, world number one Roger Federer moved into the semifinals without firing a shot as his scheduled quarterfinal opponent -unseeded German Tommy Haas -withdrew with a sinus infection.
In the semis, Federer will face unseeded American Mardy Fish, who had to fight his way into the final four.
Fish, ranked 98th in the world, fired 22 aces en route to a 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/4) win over seventh-seeded Argentinian David Nalbandian.
Fish, who has lost all five of his matches against Federer, joked that he hoped the Swiss superstar would be "a little too rested."
World number two and defending champion Rafael Nadal will take on number three Novak Djokovic, the reigning Australian Open champion, in the other semifinal, a rematch of their final here last year.