




Maria's run at the Australian Open in Melbourne is over as she was defeated by No.3 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the final. Maria lost 3-6 0-6 in 1 hour and 22 minutes.
In the first set, Maria got an early lead to lead 2-0 but unfortunately at that point on could only win one game as Azarenka won 6-3 6-0.
In the WTA rankings, Maria moves up to No.3 with 7560 points.
The next tournament for Maria will be Russia's Fed Cup tie against Spain in Moscow which will be held on February 4th and 5th.








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29 Jenuary 2012
Maria Sharapova |



