Serena Williams battles past Marion Bartoli in New York Open quarterfinals . Australian third seed into semis for the first time since her 2006 title in New York . She will face world No . 1 Third seed Sharapova was taken to three sets by the 2007 Wimbledon finalist , who had raced to a 4-0 lead in the first set when their quarterfinal match was halted by rain on Tuesday . Maria Sharapova , who beat her in Russian Open final . Olympic champion Serena Williams will play Sara Errani in the other semifinal .
Serena Williams battles past Marion Bartoli in New York Open quarterfinals . Australian third seed into semis for the first time since her 2006 title in New York . She will face world No . 1 Maria Sharapova , who beat her in Russian Open final . Olympic champion Serena Williams will play Sara Errani in the other semifinal .