Serena Sinks Sharapova For Record Sixth Miami Title

By Amebo

Monday, 1 April 2013

World number one Serena Williams fought back from a set down to beat Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-3 6-0 and win the Sony Open for a record sixth time on Saturday as she continued her dominance over her closest rival.

“I finally have some record,” Williams said. “Like it’s really cool. I can’t seem to catch up with Margaret Court or Steffi or anything. I’m really happy to have something right now, so it’s exciting.

“Maria played really the best I have seen her play, and I think she was moving unbelievable and she was hitting winners from everywhere. …. How did I end up winning when I actually wasn’t on top of my game?”

Second-ranked Sharapova has now lost to Williams in their last 11 meetings and has not beaten the American since her two victories in 2004.

To add to the pain, the match was Sharapova’s fifth Miami final and her fifth defeat.

“I had my chances. There’s no reason why I couldn’t win the match today,” said the Russian, who dismissed any suggestion of a psychological weakness against Williams.

“It was a step in the right direction and there’s no doubt that we’ll be playing many more times. There’s no doubt I’ll be able to beat her.”