ROME, Italy – Maria Sharapova battled more than two and a half hours to make it past Carla Suárez Navarro and win the milestone 35th WTA title of her career at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
She came very close to losing, though – Suárez Navarro not only won the first set, 6-4, but she stayed close in the second set, catching up from 1-3 to 3-all, and 3-5 to 5-all, just two games from victory.
But the No.3-seeded Sharapova shifted into another gear from there, winning back-to-back love games to sneak out the second set, 7-5, and then running away with it in the third set to finish off the No.10-seeded Suárez Navarro after two hours and 35 grueling minutes on center court, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Maria Sharapova tuvo que batallar mas de dos horas y media para superar a carla Suarez Navarro y ganar su trigesimoquinto titulo de la WTA eu carrera, el Internacional NBL d’Italia…
Estuvo cerca de irse con las manos vacías, pues Suarez Navarro no solo gano el primer set sino que estuvo cerca del titulo, obligando a definicion en Tie break…que termino 7-5 para sharapova…
Al final y despues de 2 horas y 35 minutos Maria Sharapova logro su tercer titulo consecutivo en Roma con parciales de 4-6, 7-5 y 6-1…justo antes del arranque del Grand Slam Frances que se juega en la misma superficie de tierra batida…o polvo de ladrillo…