NEW YORK — Maria Sharapova suddenly went silent — for a few shots, anyway — and made her points. Jelena Jankovic probably wishes she'd kept quiet, too.

Right after Jankovic talked herself out of a chance to upset Justine Henin-Hardenne in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday, Sharapova stayed focused and beat No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo.

And with that, a full day of tennis at Flushing Meadows was set: Roger Federer vs. Nikolay Davydenko and Andy Roddick vs. Mikhail Youzhny in the men's semis Saturday afternoon, then Sharapova against Henin-Hardenne at 8 p.m. for the women's title.

"The Open is all about the night matches," Sharapova said.

The top-seeded Federer will be trying to win his third Slam of the year. The No. 7 Davydenko and the unseeded Youzhny hope for an unlikely all-Russian final.

The third-seeded Sharapova beat the No. 1 Mauresmo 6-0, 4-6, 6-0, playing her way back into a Grand Slam final for the first time since her breakthrough win at Wimbledon in 2004 at age 17.

Aiming at her sixth major championship, Henin-Hardenne showed the steady mental and physical approach of a champion while Jankovic melted down, winning the final 10 games for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory.

Sharapova started out pounding the ball, punctuating almost every shot with a shriek that echoed around Arthur Ashe Stadium.

After losing the second set, Sharapova took a different tact to start the final set — she didn't make a sound for the first few points, coming back from 0-30 to break Mauresmo in the first game.

Sharapova didn't stray too far from her style, however, and turned up the volume as the match wore on. When it was over, she wore a white T-shirt with glittery gold lettering: "I feel pretty when I grunt," it said.