The respective world number ones were named as top seeds for next week's US Open.
With the skies opening over London after a summer of drought, the only entertainment on offer was the revamped Wimbledon tennis museum.
The victory gave the unseeded American a place in the Birmingham Classic final against Russian Vera Zvonareva.
Dinara Safina beat Maria Sharapova 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 in the fourth round of the French Open
The fourth seed saved three match points as she fought back from 2-5 down in the final set to beat the American at the French Open.
French Open finalist Elena Dementieva says she rarely talks to fellow Russian Maria Sharapova because "we don't have anything in common".
The blonde Sharapova -- billed the new Anna Kournikova -- was one of eight women given berths in the main draw of the grasscourt Grand Slam.
Tatiana Golovin overcame Natalie Grandin 6-4, 7-5 to set up a semi-final clash with Maria Sharapova in Edgbaston
Elena Likhovtseva and Nadia Petrova also made it to the last four.
Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis lost to Nikolay Davydenko in the third round in Miami
The third seed best her fellow Russian 6-1, 6-2 to win her first Pacific Life Open.
Images from Day 12 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
Dementieva will face third seed Maria Sharapova, who beat Martina Hingis, in the final of the Pacific Life Open.
The two will clash for the third time this year at the Indian Wells semi-final
Germany's Angelique Kerber has clinched the eighth and final spot at the WTA's season-ending championships in Istanbul later this month after reaching the semi-finals of the Linz Open.
It was the fourth-seeded Belgian's third Dubai and 25th career title.
Maria Sharapova has lost just two games in her first two matches but the 20-year-old Russian is taking nothing for granted in her drive to defend her U.S. Open title.
Maria Sharapova rallied to beat Kaia Kanepi on Thursday and will meet Serena Williams in the Brisbane International semi-final knowing she must drastically improve to end her run of 13 straight defeats against the world number one.
Top seed Maria Sharapova won her seventh straight match on US soil by defeating holder Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday.
Both survived tough opening matches at the Pacific Life Open Masters Series.
Eighth seed Justine Henin-Hardenne fought back from a set down to topple the top seed and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
Maria Sharapova beat sixth seed Nadia Petrova 7-6, 6-4 in an all-Russian quarter-final at the Australian Open.
Maria Sharapova-led Russian brigade captured four of the round of 16 berths at the Australian Open on Friday
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Maria Sharapova will take on Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, while Amelie Mauresmo will meet Australian Alicia Molik in the semi-finals.
World No 1 Serena Williams has backed Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki's accusations of ' sexist scheduling' at the Wimbledon Championships.
In the day following Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova's admission that she failed a drug test, sponsors Nike, Porsche and Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer dropped her like a hot potato.
