Suarez was suspended for biting Chelsea defender Bransilav Ivanovic in a match last Sunday.
"I've spoken to Ivanovic on the phone so I could apologize directly to him, " he tweeted.
Even if he hadn't scored or allegedly tried to bite Ivanovic, Suarez still would have made headlines.
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Ivanovic, the 2008 Indian Wells winner, beat French seventh seed Marion Bartoli 6-3 6-4 in their quarterfinal.
Ivanovic has struggled to recapture the form that saw her win the French Open four years ago.
Last year, the Serbian duo reached the final, but an abdominal injury to Ivanovic ended their chances.
Ana Ivanovic hasn't made it out of the fourth round of a major since rising to No. 1.
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From the resulting corner, Ivanovic climbed highest to head towards goal and Anelka diverted the ball past Robinson.
Chelsea's defensive options have been stretched of late with Cole, Branislav Ivanovic and Jose Bosingwa all ruled out.
Jankovic will take over the world number one ranking from fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic if she wins the title.
Jankovic, who unlike her compatriot Ivanovic has never won a Grand Slam tournament, is also enjoying a career resurgence.
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Third-seed Nadia Petrova also advanced to the last eight after beating Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia and Montenegro, 7-5 6-3.
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic and sixth seed Ana Ivanovic set up an all-Serb clash.
Ivanovic dropped in the rankings and lost to a player ranked No. 188.
Ivanovic has not been past the fourth round of the clay-court event since winning the title four years ago.
But Ivanovic admitted the competition on the WTA Tour is fierce in 2012.
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The No. 1 ranked player the past three years has included Ana Ivanovic, Jelana Jankovic, Dinara Safina and Carolyn Wozniacki.
Ana Ivanovic, a former No. 1 from Serbia, will team with Nenad Zimonjic, one of the world's best doubles players.
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The 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic is unseeded this year having dropped sharply down the rankings through poor form and injuries.
Sharapova's victory means she will meet her compatriot Anna Chakvetadze in the semi-finals, while Ivanovic plays defending champion Justine Henin.
Sharapova was uncharacteristically fragile at times against Ivanovic, missing three set points while serving at 5-4 in the first set.
The Belgian will now play third seed Ana Ivanovic in the semis after she defeated Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 7-6.
Seventh seed Marion Bartoli awaits Ivanovic in the last eight, following the Frenchwoman's win over Czech No. 23 Lucie Safarova.
"I didn't do much wrong today besides the first few games on my serve, " Ivanovic, 24, told the WTA's website.
But Serbian pair Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic were third round casualties, losing to Romina Oprandi and Carla Suarez-Navarro respectively.
Jankovic was broken twice in defeating Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-2 6-0, while Ivanovic dispatched Nathalie Dechy of France 6-1 6-1.
Jankovic will play fellow Serbian Ana Ivanovic in a battle of former world No. 1s after both were given first-round byes.
Another feature match on Monday sees Australia's Jelena Dokic take on former world number one Ana Ivanovic on Pat Rafter Arena.
In a later second round match, former wordl number one Ana Ivanovic of Serbia beat Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky 6-2 2-6 6-4.
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