Serbian fourth seed Ana Ivanovic was defeated by Russian fifth seed Maria Sharapova, 5-7, 3-6, in the final match of the Australian Open.
Ana Ivanovic, left, and Maria Sharapova
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Sharapova broke Ivanovic's serve in the fifth game of the first set and soon led 4-2. Ana broke back in the eighth game, took a 5-4 lead and had the Russian on the ropes, but Maria escaped from a 0-30 deficit.
Sharapova broke Ivanovic's serve again in the 11th game and then successfully served for the set.
The second set went with serve until at 3-3. Sharapova won the final three games, finishing with a net approach that forced Ivanovic to make mistake.