DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., April 29 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova collected her 29th WTA title with a win in Germany that allowed her to keep close to No. 1 Serena Williams in the women's tennis rankings.
Sharapova defeated Li Na in a Top Five championship match Sunday in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. It was a repeat of her 2012 title at the event and was her fifth title in the last year, a string that includes the 2012 French Open.