Maria Sharapova defeated Li Na to retain Italian Open title

May 21, 2012, 17:31 IST

Sports Current Affairs 2012. Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova defeated Li Na of China to retain the Italian Open title on 20 May 2012

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova defeated Li Na of China to retain the Italian Open title on 20 May 2012. The match was twice interrupted by rain but Sharapova eventually emerged as the winner beating world no. 9 Li Na.

The Second-seeded Sharapova has to her credit a total of 26 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open. She was also the winner of the year-end WTA Tour Championships in 2004.

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