The Russian saw a break point swatted aside with another forehand winner from Li and she could not get any closer due to an uncharacteristically high 32 unforced errors.
俄罗斯选手莎拉波娃拿到破发点，但李娜再一次重手击出一个正手致胜球。莎拉波娃的非受迫性失误一反常态地达到32个，最终无缘破发。
Li broke for 3-2 and then again for 5-2 thanks to a backhand winner.
李娜以3-2的比分破发，之后又以一个反手致胜球再次破发，比分达到5-2。
Not for the first time, Li got the jitters in attempting to close out the match but another sloppy groundstroke from Sharapova did the job.
李娜开始紧张，这已经不是第一次了，她希望能够尽快结束比赛。但莎拉波娃又一次击落地球，这让比赛达到尾声。
Li will meet the winner of the clash between Sloane Stephens, who beat Serena Williams on Wednesday, and Victoria Azarenka in Saturday's final.
李娜下一轮的对手是史蒂芬丝和阿扎伦卡两人中的胜者，决赛对决将在周六举行。史蒂芬丝在周三击败了美国名将小威廉姆斯。
