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Melbourne: Serena Williams battled adding taking place gallant Madison Keys Thursday to set going on an objective Australian Open in the midst of two sees arc-opponent Maria Sharapova demolished Ekaterina Makarova.
The best two players in the world have a long chronicles and the odds are stacked in Williams favor ahead of the Melbourne Park decider on the subject of Saturday once the American holding a major psychological advantage.
She has 16 wins 2 lost record against Sharapova, subsequent to the Russian 5 times Grand Slam Champion losing their every encounter since 2004.
Despite the ominous statistic, Sharapova has been in outstanding touch and blew away fellow Russian Makarova 6 - 3 , 6-2 concerning a blustery afternoon at Rod Laver Arena.
She is now in her fourth Australian resolved, having won in 2008.
Williams was made to doing harder by rising American juvenile Keys, who fought to the fall, saving eight match points.
Coached by former US enjoyable Lindsay Davenport, Keys motivated Williams to a first set tie break in the previously her illustrious challenger took conflict to win 7-6 (7/5),6-2.
In reaching the utter at 3, she became the oldest player to make the Australian Open decider in the Open Era, surpassing Chris Evert.
It along with ensured that she keeps the number one ranking she has held for on summit of 100 weeks. Sharapova could have claimed the accolade if she had won the title and Williams had unsuccessful to create the do.
In the other caution sign for Sharapova, her opponent has won every five of the previous finals she has made in Melbourne. Williams is now in her 23rd major obstinate, and has claimed 18 of them.
The Russian is undaunted and said her confidence was high.
"I think my confidence should be pretty tall going into a unqualified of a Grand Slam no issue who Im facing and whether Ive had a spicefule photograph album, to proclamation the least, later-door to someone," she said.
"It doesn't invove. I got there for an excuse. I belong in that spot. I will do every single one I can to profi the title. She went into her match adjoining Makarova back a 5-0 stamp album and always looked in control, despite initially struggling by now her minister to in the windy conditions.
But she soon found her groove and took exploit to race home in 87 minutes.
The 27 year old said it felt "special" to make a ninth career Slam get your hands on.
"Playing a fellow Russian and playing someone who maybe wasn't the crowds favorite going into the sime, I knew she would come out and be in really proficiently," the reigning French Open champion said.
"I was ready for that and stood my ground and competed adeptly."
Going into Saturdays showdown, Williams has the option incentive of needing a further Grand Slam title to go sure second around the order of the every allocation of grow primeval Open Era winners list.
Keys had beaten Williams sister Venus to see eye to eye on the last four and revenge was upon Serenas mind, but the plucky 19 year old had added ideas.
Despite creature in her first ever Slam on semi, she held her own and earned generous acclamation from Williams.
"Shes obviously a massive player, shes going to be winning this tournament certainly soon and lots of added Grand Slams," she said.
The first mens semi-unchangeable is played subsequent to Thursday. Andy Murray having tenacious Czech Tomas Berdyzch standing in the middle of him and a fourth Australian Open firm in six years.
World number one Novak Djokovic plays defending champion Stan Wawrinka in the accumulation blockbuster semi upon Friday. The Serb peak seed has won the Melbourne Park title four times.
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