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Kerber Beats Another Seed to March Into Stuttgart Semis

BERLIN — Germany's Angelique Kerber beat sixth seed Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 6-2 in the Stuttgart Grand Prix quarter-finals on Friday to record her second upset win in two days.

The world number 14, who ousted title holder Maria Sharapova on Thursday, will next meet unseeded American Madison Brengle.

Russian Makarova started well and went 3-0 up but Kerber roared back, taking the ball early and attacking at every opportunity to win the next seven games while her opponent littered the indoor arena with unforced errors.

"I am kind of speechless. It's just amazing to be on center court," said the unseeded Kerber who had a bad start to the year but won a tournament in Charleston, South Carolina earlier this month.