ROME, May 15 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova collected her 23rd WTA title with a straight-set victory Sunday over Samantha Stosur at the BNL International tennis tournament in Rome.
Sharapova, seeded seventh, improved to 8-0 in her career versus the sixth-seeded Stosur with a 6-2, 6-4 win in 1 hour, 23 minutes. She won 58 percent of the points in the match.