PARIS (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova had given warning that she was ready for a three hour French Open final - and she was true to her word, stopping the clock at three hours two minutes to lift the trophy.
After her three previous rounds also went to three sets, it seemed almost inevitable that Saturday's match would go the distance, especially as wily Romanian Simona Halep was well capable of making the Russian run as they traded baseline shots.
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