Another final meltdown for Sharapova
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April 2, 2012, Monday
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THE two finalists met at the net to shake hands, Maria Sharapova standing a head taller, even with her shoulders slumped in disappointment.
She finished second again on Saturday.
Sharapova lost serve in the last game of each set and fell short in the latest bid for her first Sony Ericsson Open title, losing in the final to Agnieszka Radwanska 5-7, 4-6.
Sharapova, a three-time grand slam champion, is winless in four Key Biscayne finals. She was also the runner-up in 2005, 2006 and last year.
The pattern extends beyond south Florida. Ranked No. 2, she was runner-up at both the Australian Open and Indian Wells to Victoria Azarenka, which makes her 0-3 this year in finals.
"It's always tough, because you do a really good job to get there," Sharapova said. "It's obviously always the toughest round."
The Russian hasn't won a tournament since August.
Radwanska, ranked a career-best No. 4, earned her ninth career title and fourth since last summer.
The Pole is 0-4 in 2012 against the top-ranked Azarenka of Belarus and 26-0 against everyone else.
She finished second again on Saturday.
Sharapova lost serve in the last game of each set and fell short in the latest bid for her first Sony Ericsson Open title, losing in the final to Agnieszka Radwanska 5-7, 4-6.
Sharapova, a three-time grand slam champion, is winless in four Key Biscayne finals. She was also the runner-up in 2005, 2006 and last year.
The pattern extends beyond south Florida. Ranked No. 2, she was runner-up at both the Australian Open and Indian Wells to Victoria Azarenka, which makes her 0-3 this year in finals.
"It's always tough, because you do a really good job to get there," Sharapova said. "It's obviously always the toughest round."
The Russian hasn't won a tournament since August.
Radwanska, ranked a career-best No. 4, earned her ninth career title and fourth since last summer.
The Pole is 0-4 in 2012 against the top-ranked Azarenka of Belarus and 26-0 against everyone else.
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