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Sharapova wins Madrid title
AP
Tennis
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Russia's Maria Sharapova recovered from a nervous start to beat Romanian fourth seed Simona Halep and win her first Madrid Open title.
The former world number one battled back to win 1-6 6-2 6-3 and extend her unbeaten run on clay to 11 matches.
Eighth seed Sharapova, 27, has only lost three times on clay since 2011 - all three defeats coming against world number one Serena Williams.
