Australian Open finalist Victoria Azarenka is blanking out Saturday's match against Maria Sharapova to keep the nerves at bay.
The Belarusian set up her first Grand Slam final by beating reigning champion Kim Clijsters in the semi, and said Friday she is taking measures to ease the pressure of being a finalist.
"I just relax, try to get my mind off the tennis court," Azarenka, the 22-year old world No. 3 told the Australian Open's website.
"I think I can do it quite well. Watch few movies, read a little bit. Just do something different."
Despite being a rookie finalist, Azarenka insisted Sharapova's experience of being in six career finals wouldn't be telling.
"It's not a concern for me. I mean, I worked hard to be in this situation, so why stress about it?"
Sharapova, the 2008 champion, is seeking her first Grand Slam title for three years, and has lost to Azarenka in their last two meetings on hard courts.
"I haven't had great success against her in the last couple of events that we've played against each other," Sharapova said Thursday. "I'd really like to change that."
