Sharapova sees off wild swings for title
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May 22, 2012, Tuesday
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MARIA Sharapova retained the Italian Open title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Li Na in a match dominated by wild swings of momentum and interrupted twice by rain.
Li appeared to be on course for victory as she stormed into a 6-4, 4-0 lead but 24 unforced errors from the French Open champion allowed Sharapova to take the next six games and the set. Sharapova then seemed certain to cruise to victory when it began to drizzle. The Russian took a 4-1 lead in the third but Li fought back to win four successive games to take a 5-4 lead.
Both held their serves the rest of the way and the match went into a tiebreak.
After waiting in the changing rooms for two hours because of the rain, the decider was over in five minutes as Li hit into the tramlines, handing Sharapova victory in 2 hours, 52 minutes.
"This is a great win for me going into Roland Garros," Sharapova told reporters.
Li appeared to be on course for victory as she stormed into a 6-4, 4-0 lead but 24 unforced errors from the French Open champion allowed Sharapova to take the next six games and the set. Sharapova then seemed certain to cruise to victory when it began to drizzle. The Russian took a 4-1 lead in the third but Li fought back to win four successive games to take a 5-4 lead.
Both held their serves the rest of the way and the match went into a tiebreak.
After waiting in the changing rooms for two hours because of the rain, the decider was over in five minutes as Li hit into the tramlines, handing Sharapova victory in 2 hours, 52 minutes.
"This is a great win for me going into Roland Garros," Sharapova told reporters.
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