Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova: Score and Recap from 2014 Miami Masters

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Published: March 27, 2014

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Serena Williams showed why she has won a record six Miami Masters titles over the course of her career on Thursday, defeating fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova for the 15th straight time to advance to the women's final at the 2014 Sony Open Tennis.

The 6-4, 6-3 triumph means that Williams is now just one match win away from repeating in South Beach and adding a seventh Miami Masters title to her trophy case, per ESPN Tennis on Twitter:



The win moves Williams to 16-2 all time against Sharapova and is her fourth career victory over the Russian star at the Miami Masters. 

Coming into the match, Williams attempted to butter up Sharapova and their one-sided rivalry, per Sports Illustrated's Courtney Nguyen.

"When you’re playing champions, you have to play your best," Williams said. "She plays her best and her heart out against me — we just have to bring the best because we’re both really good players."

For a few moments, it looked as if Sharapova would turn around her fortunes against the 17-time Grand Slam champion. 

Determined to end her miserable losing streak to Williams, Sharapova came out fast on Thursday, firing away on the forehand and saving four break points in her first two service games to send a message early, as pointed out by tennis analyst Brad Gilbert on Twitter:



After breaking serve and going ahead of Williams 3-1, Sharapova consolidated the break, holding serve to pull ahead 4-1. But just when it appeared that Sharapova was poised to secure the opening set against Williams for the first time since they met in Miami a year ago, Williams came alive, holding serve on the very next game before winning back the break in the all-important seventh game, per Gilbert:



By then, the wheels had come off for Sharapova, who began pressing for winners. Williams held serve to even the count at 4-4, then break ag...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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