(CNN) -- Top seed Dinara Safina battled from a set down to defeat Belarusian teenager Victoria Azarenka at the French Open, but there was no escape for scheduled semifinal opponent Maria Sharapova who suffered a humiliating exit. Sharapova bowed out of the French Open after suffering one of her worst career defeats. Sharapova was thrashed 6-0 6-2 by Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in her last-eight match on Tuesday while fellow Russian Safina overcame 19-year-old Azarenka 1-6 6-4 6-2. It could have worse for former world number one Sharapova as Cibulkova had a match point to mark her first Grand Slam quarterfinal by dishing out the dreaded double bagel.
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Dinara Safina battles from set down to beat Victoria Azarenka at French Open
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Maria Sharapova was thrashed 6-0 6-2 by Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova
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Cibulkova now faces semifinal with world No. 1 Safina who won 1-6 6-4 6-2
Maria Sharapova
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Maria Sharapova
@placeholder, playing only her second tournament since a 10-month lay-off because of a shoulder injury, was bidding to reach her second semifinal following a run to the 2007 last four.
Dominika Cibulkova
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Dominika Cibulkova
But @placeholder was in complete control, breaking in the first, third and fifth games of the opening set.
Dinara Safina
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Dinara Safina
World number one @placeholder, who has yet to win a grand slam, finished the stronger to wrap up victory in an hour and 52 minutes.