Sharapova storms into Brisbane final
10 Jan 2015 1:22 AM GMT
Top seed Maria Sharapova stamped her authority on the Brisbane International when she downed Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinal on Friday. Sharapova was in magnificent touch as she disposed of Svitolina to set up a dream final against Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic on Saturday. The Russian world number two also showed she will be a serious contender to win her second Australian Open when the year’s first Grand Slam begins in just over a week.
Svitolina, 20, is considered a rising star of the women’s game. She showed tremendous fighting spirit to defeat third seed Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinal when she came back from losing the first set.
Svitolina, 20, is considered a rising star of the women’s game. She showed tremendous fighting spirit to defeat third seed Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinal when she came back from losing the first set.
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