Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Third seed Victoria Azarenka reached her first Grand Slam final, surviving a second set fightback by defending champion Kim Clijsters to secure a 6-4 1-6 6-3 victory at the Australian Open. Azarenka, who could succeed Caroline Wozniacki as world number one when the new rankings are released on Monday, will face off against Maria Sharapova for the title on Saturday, after the 2008 champion beat Petra Kvitova 6-2 3-6 6-4.
Fourth seed Maria Sharapova overcame a second set rally by second seed Petra Kvitova to advance to her third Australian Open final with a 6-2 3-6 6-4 victory. Kvitova had appeared tentative in the first set, allowing the Russian to dictate play before she found her range with her serve in the second, conceding just five points to send the match into a decider. Sharapova had issues with her serve in the third set, making five double faults, but remained in the match as Kvitova made 20 unforced errors. The Russian then sealed victory when the Czech’s serve fell apart in the 10th game to take the match in two hours and 12 minutes.
Video Highlights 26/01/2012: Maria Sharapova – Petra Kvitova (Semifinal – Australian Open 2012)
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Thank you! We’re hponig to celebrate soon. Caroline was sick over the weekend and David has been sick the past few days. Hopefully I will skip this round and we can finally get out just the two of us!