Sharapova vs Ivanovic: Indian Wells Match Highlights

The highlights of the Indian Wells 2012 semifinals between Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic is available in the WTA tour website through this link. Sharapova advanced to her 2nd Indian Wells finals after Ivanovic retired due to injury while the Russian was leading 64 01. | Preview - March 16: A highly anticipated semifinal match-up between two former Indian Wells winners who have also been ranked #1 in women's tennis will be broadcast live online through video streaming at TennisTv.com. The semifinal clash between #2 Maria Sharapova and #16 Ana Ivanovic will be held on Friday, March 16 in Stadium 1 of the BNP Paribas Open.

The last time the two players have met was in the finals of the 2008 Australian Open when Sharapova won her third title by beating Ivanovic 7-5 6-3. Sharapova leads their rivalry 3-2 and won all three of their previous encounters on hard courts. She has an 8-2 record this season against Ivanovic's 7-5 record and will be favored to advance to her second Indian Wells final. However, Ivanovic is in fine form recently and she reached the semifinals by beating two top 10 players in consecutive matches. She eliminated #4 and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and #7 Marion Bartoli, both in straight sets in the past two rounds. Sharapova and Ivanovic are vying for their first titles this year.