Williams, Sharapova face off in French Open final

Maria Sharapova will face Serena Williams in the French Open finals on Saturday. Russian defending champion Sharapova defeated fierce rival Victoria Azarenka in a rain-interrupted two-hour match. Sharapova and Azarenka committed 61 errors between them, but it did not bother the Russian as she is through to her eighth major final. Meantime, top seed Williams made a mockery of Sara Errani's world ranking. Fifth seed Errani, a claycourt expert who was runner-up to Sharapova last year, pocketed only 16 points and was mercifully put out of her misery after only 46 minutes. Sharapova, second in the rankings, has not beaten 31-year-old Williams since 2004. – ANC Top Story, June 7, 2013