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| Sharapova delighted with her first trophy in China |
Maria Sharapova's 4th title of the year, ties her for 2nd spot, with Ana Ivanovic, for most tournaments won in 2014. The leader on tour is Serena Williams, with 6 titles.
Maria defeated current Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 in an intense see-saw battle. But the world's best 3 set match player thrives on these intense matches, Sharapova dug deep once again and carried herself home in the third.
Maria's victory in Beijing lifts her 2 spots in the WTA rankings and also secures her spot as #2 in Singapore for the WTA Tour Finals, taking place from 20 - 26 October.
Bagging her 5th Grand Slam title on the Terra Battue of Roland Garros in June, Sharapova had made the 4th round in every other Grand Slam of 2014. Not the results she may have aimed for, but solid, nonetheless.
Sharapova, and Serena each have very few points to defend up until March 2014, so expect an intense battle for the world #1 spot next year. Throw in Petra Kvitova in the mix, and we have a spot on 2015 to look forward too.
Here's to celebrating title #4 for Maria. Congrats. And Davai.
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