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Sharapova ends Lisicki's run

Meets first-timer Kvitova in final

AFP, London
Maria Sharapova outgunned big-hitting German youngster Sabine Lisicki in straight sets here Thursday to power into her first Wimbledon final forseven years.
The Russian fifth seed - - the winner in2004 -- overcame a slow start to overwhelm wildcard Lisicki 6-4, 6-3 to advance to a final against Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova on Saturday.
World number 62 Lisicki, who had stunned second seeded French Open champion Li Na during a fairytale run to the last four, was always in trouble after her powerful serve deserted her midway through the first set.
Earlier, big-hitting Kvitova reached her first Wimbledon final when she defeated Belarusian fourth seed Victoria Azarenka 6-1,3-6,6-2 in a rollercoaster semifinal.
The 21-year-old became the first Czech since Jana Novotna in 1998 to make the title match.
She is also the first left-hander to make the final at the All England Club since her childhood inspiration Martina Navratilova, watching from the Royal Box on Centre Court, in 1990.
"It's amazing to be back in the final at Wimbledon, it's been a while," a delighted Sharapova said afterwards.
Sharapova got off to a horrendous start, double-faulting twice in her opening service game as Lisicki surged into a 2-0 lead.
Lisicki, regularly clocking serves timed at 120mph, coolly held to go 3-0 up and soon had Sharapova struggling in the next game.
The Russian favourite saved a crucial break
point which would have put Lisicki 4-0 up before eventually holding to remain in touch at 3-1.
With her service game misfiring, Sharapova turned to her booming groundstrokes to try and find a way into the match, attacking Lisicki's suspect second serve to break back in the fifth game. She held to level at 3-3 but Lisicki was soon back into her rhythm, holding comfortably to go 4-3 up.
Lisicki's serve unravelled in the eighth game however, and with Sharapova punishing her second serve mercilessly, the German suffered another break.
Lisicki's problems deepened in the opening game of the second set as she double-faulted twice to gift Sharapova yet another a break.
With Lisicki in disarray, the 21-year-old appealed to the umpire as specks of rain began to fall on Centre Court in her next service game at 0-30 down.
Play continued however and Sharapova secured another break to go 3-0 up and from there the result was never in doubt.
Lisicki was given a glimmer of hope when she broke in the fourth, but Sharapova broke back immediately to regain the initiative before holding for 5-1. Lisicki secured a break in the eighth game to delay the inevitable, but Sharapova broke again to claim the win.
A delighted Kvitova, whose 40 winners to Azarenka's nine were the foundation of her triumph, said, "I saw Martina in the locker room and she wished me good luck. I'm so happy but I don't really believe I am in the final."
Azarenka, who was so disillusioned with tennis earlier this year that she considered retiring, immediately backed Kvitova for the title.
"I think she can beat anybody any day, because right now she has really good game. She's really going for it. She's going to play like this, like she played today, I'm sure she has all the chances to win the next match," she said.
Kvitova, with her right thigh tightly-strapped, raced through the first set in j us 127 minutes, breaking in the fourth and sixth games, racking up 13 winners and firing she howitzer aces past a hapless Azarenka.