Federer loses to Nadal as Sharapova beats Kvitova to advance to Australian Open final. In a classic Nadal-Federer rivalry in the Australian open semi-finals Nadal triumphs over Federer to enter the final. The spaniard leads the swiss 10-2 in grand slams. In the women single semi final Azarenka defeated Kim Clijsters to move the finals where she will face Maria Sharapova.