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Amazingly, all four matches between the two to date have finished in two sets
Head-to-head: Ivanovic 2 - 2 Sharapova
Their only previous meeting in a Grand Slam was at last year's French Open semifinal, where Ivanovic prevailed in straight sets
Ivanovic is aiming for her first Grand Slam title; Sharapova is chasing her third
Ivanovic will edge ahead of Svetlana Kuznetsova in the world rankings regardless of Saturday's result and will become the world No.2 when she leaves Melbourne Park
Maria Sharapova will remain world No.5
En route to the final Ivanovic has lost only one set, while Sharapova is yet to have lost one. - Source: By Australian Open Official Release
Posted January 25th, 2008 by Armen Hareyan
