Sharapova progresses to final

Maria Sharapova broke her semi-final jinx to set up a clash with Justine Henin-Hardenne by putting out world number one Amelie Mauresmo at the US Open.

Since making her surprising run to the Wimbledon title in 2004, the 19-year-old Russian had reached the last four of a grand slam event five times, but lost them all.