Playing today Sharapova vs Azarenka 19:50 SS6 INDIAN WELLS - World number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus charged into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Germany’s Angelique Kerber on Friday.
Playing todaySharapova vs Azarenka 19:50 SS6 INDIAN WELLS - World number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus charged into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Germany’s Angelique Kerber on Friday.Both players struggled to hold serve in breezy conditions on the showpiece stadium court but Azarenka sealed the win by breaking her 18th-seeded opponent in the ninth game of the second set when the German hit a forehand long.Australian Open champion Azarenka will face second-seeded Maria Sharapova in Sunday’s final after 2008 winner Ana Ivanovic of Serbia retired hurt from the second semi-final because of an injured left hip while trailing the Russian 6-4, 0-1.The title showdown at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden will be a repeat of the Australian Open final in January when Azarenka won her first grand slam title with a crushing 6-3 6-0 victory over Sharapova"I can’t play, I can’t push,” a tearful Ivanovic told the chair umpire before withdrawing from her match in the last four.