Sharapova vs. Azarenka for title, No. 1 (AP)

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus smiles during a press conference on the eve of her first grand slam final at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Azarenka will play Russia's Maria Sharapova in the women's singles final here on Saturday Jan 28.

After 25 Grand Slam tournaments, Victoria Azarenka is through to her first final. Maria Sharapova, her opponent in Saturday’s Australian Open title decider, has been there five times before, and won three. That’s all history from Azarenka’s perspective. “It’s no concern for me. I mean, I worked hard to be in this situation, so why stress about it?” Azarenka said Friday of…

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