Sharapova, Ivanovic take contrasting routes to final
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Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic will meet in the Australian Open final after contrasting victories in their semi-finals on Thursday.
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Ana Ivanovic defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-1. Ivanovic will play Justine Henin on Saturday.
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Maria Sharapova reached the last four of the Korea Open after beating Australia&#39;s Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-1. Taking centre court after a four-hour rain delay, Sharapova overwhelmed Stosur to set up a semi-final meeting with Anne Kremer of Luxembourg.
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Maria Sharapova advanced to the final for the second straight year, defeating Jelena Jankovic in a 6-3, 6-1 semifinal that was not as close as the score indicated.
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Maria Sharapova beats Ana Ivanovic to win her third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
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Maria Sharapova just keeps getting better at the Australian Open. Two days after ending top-ranked Justine Henin's 32-match winning streak in the quarterfinals, Sharapova outclassed Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the final Saturday and a bid for her third Grand Slam singles title.
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Maria Sharapova trounces Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-1 to reach the final of the Australian Open.
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Top seed and defending champion Amelie Mauresmo of France advanced to the final of the WTA Championship on Saturday after Russian third seed Maria Sharapova withdrew ahead of their scheduled semi-final with a right shoulder injury.
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Maria Sharapova crushed No. 1 AmÃ©lie Mauresmo, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0, to advance to Saturday night's prime-time final against BelgiumÂs Justine Henin-Hardenne.
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Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia marched into the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a 6-1 6-1 victory over Japan's Aiko Nakamura.
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It&#39;s either going down as the match where young Russian Maria Sharapova earned her stripes as one of the top players on the tour, or it&#39;s the one where Serena Williams showed
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Second-seeded Maria Sharapova used her strong serve to defeat Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Acura Classic.
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The third-seeded Maria Sharapova beat Mauresmo 6-0, 4-6, 6-0 on Friday to set up a U.S. Open final against No. 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne.
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Sport: Australian Open: Maria Sharapova brushed aside Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 6-3 to claim her third grand slam title
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Maria Sharapova loses her French Open semifinal to Ana Ivanovic, a Serbian teenager who soared to a 6-2, 6-1 victory Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam final. Justine Henin also advances.
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French Open finalist Ana Ivanovic beat American Meilen Tu 6-4 6-3 at Wimbledon on Thursday.
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American eighth seed Venus Williams moved a step closer to realising her dream of winning an elusive Australian Open title Monday when she set up a quarter-final showdown with fourth seed Ana Ivanovic.