Maria Sharapova fought back to defeat Simona Halep 1-6 6-2 6-3 on Sunday to win her second clay title of the season at the Madrid Open.
The Russian eighth seed, who also claimed a third straight title last month in Stuttgart, improved to 3-0 over Romanian fourth seed Halep and 16-4 at the event where she lost the final a year ago to Serena Williams.
Sharapova will rise to seventh in the rankings as a result of her 31st career trophy. Eight of her past ten titles have come on clay.
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