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Tennis-Serena to face Sharapova in Australian Open final

MELBOURNE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Top seed Serena Williams beat fellow American Madison Keys 7-6(5) 6-2 to reach the Australian Open final on Thursday. Williams will now face Maria Sharapova for the title after the Russian second seed beat compatriot Ekaterina Makarova earlier on Rod Laver Arena. (Reporting by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Ian Ransom)