Mauresmo beats Myskina to reach semis

London: World number one Amelie Mauresmo dropped her first set of the tournament before beating Anastasia Myskina 6-1 3-6 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday.

The elegant Frenchwoman waltzed through the first set in 21 minutes as her unpredictable Russian opponent toiled in the sunshine.

Myskina was a different player in the second set, breaking Mauresmo's serve and then holding off break points on her own delivery at 4-2 before levelling the match.

Mauresmo regained control in the decider and moved into her fourth successive semi-final when Myskina fired a service return into the net after one hour 23 minutes.

She will face 2004 champion Maria Sharapova in the last four.