Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka will contest Saturday 's Australian Open final . Russian fourth seed Sharapova beat Czech No . 2 Her best run at a grand slam prior to this tournament was a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon last year , where she was beaten by Kvitova . Petra Kvitova 6-2 3-6 6-4 . No . 3 Azarenka reached her first grand slam final with win over champion Kim Clijsters . Three-time grand slam winner Williams won the title in straight sets against former world
Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka will contest Saturday 's Australian Open final . Russian fourth seed Sharapova beat Czech No . 2 Petra Kvitova 6-2 3-6 6-4 . No . 3 Azarenka reached her first grand slam final with win over champion Kim Clijsters . Three-time grand slam winner Williams won the title in straight sets against former world