They'll play the winner of the semifinal between Brazil and Italy in the title match on Sunday.
Earlier that year Tsonga defeated Nadal in the semifinals of the Australian Open, then lost to Djokovic in the title match.
It was an extraordinary end to an extraordinary match and Chang eventually progressed into the title match against Sweden's Stefan Edberg.
Manly qualified for the world title match by defeating last year's World Club Challenge finalists Melbourne Storm 40-0 in the NRL Grand Final.
Zvonareva had made it into the title match after world No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki retired with an ankle injury during their semifinal on Saturday.
Williams, who recently had minor foot surgery, took control of the title match from 2-2 in the opener, winning seven games in a row.
Chris Perry then gave Oklahoma State a 1-point lead with a win over Penn State's Matt Brown in the first title match, the 174-pound finals.
Home favorite Wozniacki had gone into the title match with a 14-0 winning streak at the hard court tournament and victories in the 2010 and 2011 editions.
Novak Djokovic dispensed with No. 4-seeded David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in the night match, saying he "played perfectly" to reach his third consecutive Australian Open title match.
Given the support Li enjoyed in her 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova, there's no question which player the crowd will favor in the title match.
It has proved an excellent work out for Sharapova as she builds up to the French Open defense, with hard fought wins over Lucie Safarova, Ana Ivanovic and Angelique Kerber on the way to the title match.
In the women's draw, former world No. 1s Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic will square off on Friday for the first time since the 2008 Australian Open final for a place in the Indian Wells title match.
Del Potro beat Federer in last month's Basel final but has a losing 13-3 record against him despite notable victories in the 2009 U.S. Open title match and in the round-robin stage of that year's ATP finals.
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In December, the USTA said it would move the 2013 women's singles final to Sunday and the men's final to Monday, building in a day of rest ahead of each title match and moving from a 14-day tournament to 15 days.
In December, the USTA said it would move the women's singles final to Sunday and the men's final to Monday in 2013, building in a day of rest ahead of each title match and moving from a 14-day tournament to 15 days.
Heynckes is on course for a treble of trophies, with Bayern poised to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League after the 3-1 midweek win at Arsenal, having suffered an agonizing penalty shootout defeat by Chelsea in last season's title match despite home advantage.
In December, the USTA said it would move the women's singles final to Sunday and the men's final to Monday in 2013, building in a day of rest ahead of each title match for the first time and moving from a 14-day tournament to 15 days.
Celtic knew a win would wrap the title and began the match at a furious rate of knots.
Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1's commercial rights holder, believes the team's inability to match their title ambitions is behind their withdrawal.
Lee, the son of a potato farmer, wrapped up his first ATP Tour title after saving a match point in the third set against the far more experienced Spaniard.
Compatriot Colin Montgomerie won the Accenture world match play title before it came an official World Golf Championships event and took the individual title at the 1997 World Cup.
Meanwhile, Matt Kuchar beat fellow American Hunter Mahan to clinch his first title of 2013 at the match play event.
Warne has said he is considering his future in the game despite leading Australia to the World Cup title with man of the match awards in the semifinal and final.
While United did not say how long Rooney would be sidelined, manager Alex Ferguson is expected to reveal more details at Friday's press conference ahead of the important weekend match against English title rivals Chelsea.
The second set also proved a test of character for the unseeded Spaniard, after a match point against the title winner of 2007 and 2008 went begging with the set at 5-3.
Tortorella, hired to replace Tom Renney with 21 games remaining in the 2008-09 season, achieved some success with the Rangers but couldn't match the Stanley Cup title he earned in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
With 11 out of the 16 first division clubs still in with a chance of winning the title, there are fears that match-fixing in this year's campaign could increase if Fecafoot does not clamp down on errant officials.
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United's title party will get underway after the match at Goodison Park after a ruling by Premier League bosses.
She just came off a title, but also the way the match was progressing, the last few weeks I was losing matches like this.
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Murray has stuttered a little since landing his first major title at Flushing Meadows, wasting five match points before losing in the Shanghai Masters final to Serbian Novak Djokovic.
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