Maria Sharapova fired up for the Australian Open’s grand finale – Tennis News
World number four, Maria Sharapova, is all fired up for the year’s first Grand Slam finale in Melbourne. The Australian Open title is not the only thing on the line; winner of the match will also cruise up to the top rank among
women and dethrone the controversial Dane, Caroline Wozniacki from that world number one spot. Sharapova has been absolutely stunning throughout the tournament defeating the likes of 14th ranked German, Sabine Lisicki, in the fourth round before
crashing out the tournament favourite, Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic, in the semis.
After a prolonged injury layoff, this kind of start is absolutely astonishing for everyone across the globe. It seems like former world number one has decided to reclaim her throne and climb to the top of the ranking with the fourth
Grand Slam title under her belt. She will accomplish her dream if she manages to dump the 3rd ranked contestant, Victoria Azarenka, in the grand finale on Saturday.
Talking about her injury and the most awaited comeback, the slender-legged Russian beauty stated, “With the shoulder, I knew some examples of some people that did not quite recover from surgery and that was a little frightening,
but I really had no option. Of course it took a long time and it was a process, but it was just something that was in my steps that I had to go through. And I did.”
The head-to-head tally is delicately placed at 3-3 between Sharapova and Azarenka so it will be another clash of titans for the Australian Open title. She praised the level of play of her fellow finalist and stated, “She’s a really,
really good player, and I haven’t had great success against her in the last couple of events that we’ve played against each other.”
Sharapova was grilled by Lisicki and Kvitova in their respective matches but the Russian showed immense power and stamina to overcome the strained-filled resistance and progressed into the title match. She will definitely have
to revise her strategy in order to diminish the number of unforced errors because she suffered major blows in the semi-final battle for multiple double-faults at crucial stages of the set.
It will be a world class tournament with both players running for two major accomplishment; Grand Slam title and world number one spot. Both of them are famous for the screams at the courts during the rallies. They have been questioned
for that reason but no one will question the level of intensity on the finale as both women are willing to put their bodies on the line to win the contest.
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