Serbian Ana Ivanovic advances to Brisbane final; beats American Varvara Lepchenko 7-6 (2) 6-4: Serbias Ana Ivanovic battled her way into the final of the Brisbane International on Friday, beating American Varvara Lepchenko 7-6(2) 6-4. Ivanovic, who came from a set down to win her previous match, once again had to dig deep before seeing off Lepchenko after nearly two hours on the Pat Rafter Arena. Lepchenko twice served for the opening set but Ivanovic broke back both times then won the tiebreaker. Also Read: Sluggish Serena Williams downs Safarova in Hopman Cup thriller In the second set, Ivanovic charged to a 5-1 lead before she got the wobbles, allowing Lepchenko to reel off the next three games before she finally sealed the win on her seventh match point. Ivanovics opponent in Saturdays final will be either Russias Maria Sharapova or Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. Ivanovic will be chasing her 16th WTA career title and her fifth in 12 months after she began her latest resurgence up the world rankings. Currently ranked seventh, the 27-year-old is looming as one of the favourites for the Australian Open, starting in Melbourne on January 19. ReportSportReutersBrisbane (Australia)Ana IvanovicAustralian OpenBrisbaneHopman CupMaria SharapovaMelbourneRussiaSerbiaSerena WilliamsUkraineWTATennisFriday, 9 January 2015 - 2:22pmFriday, 9 January 2015 - 2:23pm Ana Ivanovich has reached the finals of Brisbane Internationaldnai.in/cwIk11 dnaindia/sport/report-serbian-ana-ivanovic-advances-to-brisbane-final-beats-american-varvara-lepchenko-7-6-2-6-4-2051072
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