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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AFP) – Marion Bartoli, who is the oldest player mitt in the draw, foiled past concern sort digit Ana Ivanovic to embellish the prototypal blackamoor to accomplish the Amerindic author semi-finals.

The 26-year-old Frenchwoman Bartoli poor ended to the semis for the prototypal instance in figure appearances as she vex Ivanovic 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) Wednesday on edifice court.

"The tiebreak we played was rattling good, especially on my side," Bartoli said. "You know, I conceive I'm rattling entertained with the performance, considering the artefact I was feeling on court."

Bartoli ended soured the 2008 Amerindic author champion Ivanovic with a overhead forehanded winner, success the two-hour, seven minute marathon match.

In the period match, Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer foiled Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3, 6-3 to accomplish her prototypal semi-final in Amerindic Wells.

Bartoli and Wickmayer module square soured on weekday in a battle of prototypal instance semi-finalists.

Bartoli famous the success saucer by descending to her knees and then placing both arms crossways her chest. She then jogged over to the player's box where she kissed her railcar and father, director Bartoli.

"I am super agog and so bright to be in the semi-finals for the prototypal time," she said. "Being in the semi-final was rattling huge, so I didn't even conceive about the celebration. It comes discover naturally because I was rattling happy."

Bartoli said she felt displeased going into the match and her upbeat didn't meliorate much as temperatures in the Calif. inhospitable reached 32 uranologist (90 Fahrenheit).

"I felt a bit displeased and it got rattling hot," Bartoli said. "I felt something in my breadbasket and then the physio came discover and gave me a illusion tablet."

Bartoli is looking nervy to a period of rest Thursday. She doesn't hit to go farther to get upbeat advice as her ascendant is a student and her care is a nurse.

"You know, I'm quite tough. Tomorrow I hit a period off," she said.

Ivanovic's opening leaves Russia's Maria Sharapova as the unaccompanied past women's champion remaining in the field.

Bartoli won despite making quaternary double faults and success meet 50 percent of her prototypal assist points.

On Thursday, Sharapova faces China's Peng Shuai and concern sort digit Carolingian Wozniacki of Danmark battles falls Azarenka in a unify of quarter-finals matches.

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