Shuker is bidding to reach the Beijing Paralympics
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Britain's Lucy Shuker shocked world number two Florence Gravellier of France to reach the last four of the Swiss Wheelchair Tennis Open in Geneva.
Shuker, the seventh seed and world number nine, won 7-5 0-6 6-1 and will next play third seed Sharon Walraven.
The Taunton player had only managed to take one game off Gravellier in their two previous career meetings.
After struggling in the second set, she regrouped and breezed through the decider to claim a famous win.
Shuker's performances could see her move inside the world's top eight for the first time when the new rankings list is published next week.
She has also reached the semi-finals of the women's doubles alongside Belgian Annick Sevenans and will play Korean second seeds Myung-Hee Hwang and Young-Suk Hong in Saturday's semi-finals.
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