French Open '13: Serena beats Sharapova for women's title - Serena Williams won her second- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Serena Williams won her second French Open title on Saturday, 11 years after her first triumph, defeating title-holder Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 in a brief, but high-quality final.(Getty Images)

In This Pic : Serena Williams

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It was the 31-year-old American's 16th Grand Slam title win, taking her to within two of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova who are tied for fourth on the all-time list.(Getty Images)

In This Pic : Serena Williams

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And it underscored her near total domination of the women's game, having won three of the last four Grand Slam titles -- at Wimbledon, the US and French Opens -- and reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.(Getty Images)

In This Pic : Serena Williams

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For Sharapova it was a 10th straight loss to her American nemesis dating back to 2004 when she defeated her in the Wimbledon final and the WTA Championships when she was just 17-years-old.(Getty Images)

In This Pic : Maria Sharapova

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In what was the first French Open women's final involving the two top seeds since 1995, the two biggest names and biggest earners in women's sport were pitted against each other for the 16th time, the third in a Grand Slam final.(Getty Images)

In This Pic : Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova