MELBOURNE, Australia - With some inspired play on the most important points, Maria Sharapova battled past Petra Kvitova and into the final of the Australian Open on Thursday afternoon, getting to within one step away from her fourth Grand Slam title and a return to the World No.1 ranking.

[11] Kim Clijsters (BEL #14) vs. [3] Victoria Azarenka (BLR #3)

MELBOURNE, Australia - With the possibility of it being the last Australian Open match of her career Kim Clijsters left it all on the court, pulling off a miracle comeback from quadruple match point to beat Li Na, 46 76(6) 64.

MELBOURNE, Australia - On a day where the stars of the WTA were battling it out on the biggest courts at the Australian Open, the closest match of the tournament was taking place on Court 6, and it produced an upset - Greta Arn survived No.17 seed Dominika Cibulkova to set up a date with a legend.

MELBOURNE, Australia - It was a mixed day for China's Top 2 players on Wednesday, with Li Na cruising but Peng Shuai falling in the second round.

MELBOURNE, Australia - Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova absolutely blazed through their opening matches at the Australian Open on a hot and windy Tuesday. The next-highest seed to play wasn't as fortunate.