Sharapova storms to French Open title

Sharapova storms to French Open title
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Summary Maria Sharapova won the French Open on Saturday, defeating Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2.

Second-seeded Sharapova, who was guaranteed of moving to No. 1 in the world regardless of the result, jumped to a quick 4-0 lead against the 21st-seeded Errani, who was in her first Grand Slam final.Errani battled back on a blustery day at Roland Garros, but Sharapovas bigger serve and bigger groundstrokes eventually wore down Errani, who at 5-foot-4½ stands 9½ inches shorter than her Russian opponent.Sharapova added this years French Open title to championships at Wimbledon in 2004, the U.S. Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008 to become only the 10th woman to win all four major tournaments.
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