Mauresmo had a seven-year gap between her 1999 Australian Open and 2006 Australian Open finals, a gap the American has now narrowly beaten. World No 14 Keys will now face world No 1 and top seed ...

a US Open title in 2006 and an Australian Open triumph in 2008. Despite not being a favourite in the latter, Sharapova defeated former world No. 1 Davenport in the second round and then-world No ...