Sharapova beats Kvitova to make Australian Open final

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 on Thursday.

Sharapova will now meet third seed Victoria Azarenka in the women's final on Saturday after the Belarusian beat 2011 champion Kim Clijsters 6-4 1-6 6-3 earlier.

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