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Maria Sharapova wins first title in 18 months
Maria Sharapova won the battle of the former world no.1s to lift the crown at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, when her opponent Jelena Jankovic retired towards the end of the opening set due to a wrist injury. The win culminates a remarkable comeback from shoulder surgery that had seen the former Wimbledon champion miss the better part of a year to injury, and seen her ranking drop out of the top 100 in the world. Sharapova had not won a tournament since Amelia Island in April 2008, and will take tremendous heart from this result, despite the manner in which it was achieved.
The first set started badly for Sharapova, as she fell behind 0-40 in her first service game on the back of three consecutive unforced errors. A fourth error at 15-40 handed Jankovic the early break. Jankovic raced to a 40-0 lead in her opening service game, and despite a bit of a wobble benefited from a forehand that was miles long from Sharapova to consolidate the break.
A couple of aces at crucial moments allowed Sharapova to get out of trouble and register herself on the board in the next game, Sharapova continued her good run by ripping a couple of winners, including a memorable forehand down the line to earn break back points on the Jankovic serve. She duly took the second of these to bring the set back on serve at 2-2.
A great backhand return of her own, ripped over the high part of the net, followed by a great scramble gave Jankovic the opportunity for another break, but some great serving from Sharapova dug her out of a hole again, as she won her third straight game for a 3-2 lead.
Jankovic looked set for an easy hold as she went up 40-0 on her serve in the following game, but a disputed line-call followed by a really poor double fault including a second serve which barely reached the net gave Sharapova a sniff of a chance. The Russian ace hammered two consecutive backhand winners to set up a third breakpoint in the match, which she converted for a 4-2 lead.
A nervy hold gave the former three-time Grand Slam champion a 5-2 lead, and then rather shockingly at 0-30 on her serve Jankovic called it quits.
A disappointing outcome for Jankovic, who had worked so hard all week to crawl her way into the championship match. Disappointment too for the fans who came out on a Saturday afternoon, expecting a really competitive contest in this the 26th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open.
For Maria Sharapova though it was great vindication for the hours of rehabilitation that followed her shoulder surgery, and the uncertainty of not knowing if she would ever play competitive tennis again. The win brings her back into the top 20 in the world rankings, and gives her arguably one of the most important trophies to add to her cabinet after spending almost a year and a half without one.
Sharapova ended by thanking her fans for their support at a time when she needed it the most, and promised to return next year and hopefully do battle with Jelena Jankovic again in a "fair rematch".
Final Score:
Maria Sharapova d. Jelena Jankovic 5-2, retd.
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