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Maria Sharapova won the third Grand Slam title of her career with a straight-sets win over Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic at the Australian Open.

Maria Sharapova’s acceptance speech was as polished as her game at the Australian Open.

A year after being on the wrong end of one of the most-lopsided losses in a Grand Slam final, Sharapova wrapped up her third major title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic on Saturday.

The 20-year-old Russian didn’t drop a set in seven matches at Melbourne Park, including wins over three of the top four ranked players, erasing 12 months worth of painful memories in the wake of her 6-1, 6-2 loss to Serena Williams last year.

After Ivanovic sprayed a forehand wide on match point, Sharapova dropped to her knees and appeared to be fighting back tears as she waved and blew kisses to the crowd.

Then she dropped her racket in her chair before heading to shake hands and exchange high-fives with her father and supporters.

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“This is just incredible,” she said. “If someone had told me in the middle of last year I’d be standing here with the big one, I’d have said ‘forget it.’

“Last year was pretty difficult for me and my coach (Michael Joyce), who lost his mother, and I really want to dedicate this to her.”

Ivanovic said: “Of course I am disappointed but I feel I have plenty of Grand Slam finals ahead of me.”

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