Garbiñe Muguruza overwhelmed Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-1, on Wednesday in a matchup of past French Open champions to reach the semifinals.
The No. 3-seeded Muguruza had lost all three previous meetings against Sharapova, who won two of her five Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros.
Muguruza, a Spaniard, has not dropped a set so far in this year’s tournament as she seeks a second championship in Paris and third major trophy overall. The Spaniard won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon last year.
She needed only 70 minutes to eliminate Sharapova and dominated her with superb returning, breaking the former No.