Serena Williams (R) of the U.S. poses with her trophy next to runner-up Maria Sharapova (L) of Russia after winning the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Predictably it was unlucky 13 for Maria Sharapova as she lost her French Open crown to Serena Williams on Saturday, yet the Russian remained defiant as she drew positives from yet another defeat against the world number one.
Sharapova has now lost 13 matches in a row to Williams but after the humiliation of a 6-0 6-1 defeat in the Olympics final last year a 6-4 6-4 was a step in the right direction for Sharapova whose positive mantra never wavers.
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