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| Maria Sharapova and friends with the China Open trophy |
World number four Maria Sharapova captured the China Open with a thrilling 6-4 2-6 6-3 final win over third seed Petra Kvitova in Beijing.
Sharapova, the beaten finalist in 2012, was broken in the opening game but took the first set in 49 minutes as Kvitova, 24, was guilty of 17 unforced errors.
The left-hander won four games in a row and swiftly forced a decider.
But Sharapova, 27, took the first three games of the final set and went on to win in two hours and 28 minutes.
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