Having won the first set tie-breaker, Stosur served for the match at 5-4 in the second only for
Sharapova to hit back to claim a 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 victory after three hours, one minute on court.
Sharapova beats Kvitova.Sharapova needed just under two hours to see off Petra Kvitova to claim
revenge for her defeat in the 2011 Wimbledon final, and secure a 6-4, 7-6(3) victory.
Sharapova downs Azarenka to claim 25th title.Maria Sharapova earned her first WTA title of the
year on Sunday as she blasted her way past world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-4 in the final
of the Stuttgart claycourt tournament.
Serena Williams beats Sharapova in Madrid quarters.Serena Williams brushed aside Maria
Sharapova 6—1, 6—3 to advance to the Madrid Open semifinals along with top ranked Victoria Azarenka
on Friday.
Maria Sharapova won her second straight Rome title on Sunday, defeating China's Li Na 4-6, 6-4,
7-6 (7/5), in a match full of momentum shifts, a lengthy rain delay and noisy distractions from
football fans.
Former Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade feels Rafael Nadal should be considered the greatest claycourter of all time if he wins this year's French Open.
Juan Carlos Ferrero survived a match point in the second set to edge out Robin Haase 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (8-6) and book his place in the second round of the Nice Open.
Maria Kirilenko followed top seed Sabine Lisicki out in the first round of the Strasbourg international when she was forced to retire injured against Sloane Stephens.
Chinese seventh seed Shuai Peng was a surprise casualty in the first round of the Brussels Open as she was beaten 7-5 6-3 by Sweden's world number 62 Sofia Arvidsson.