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Sharapova topples Li for second straight Stuttgart crown

Maria Sharapova captured her second straight title at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a straight-set win over Li Na in Sunday's final.The top-seeded Sharapova notched a 6-4, 6-3 triumph for her second title of 2013 and her 29th career tournament victory. She won earlier this year at Indian Wells and became the first woman with consecutive Stuttgart titles since Lindsay Davenport in 2004-05.Sharapova was appearing in her third straight WTA final, having lost to Serena Williams in Miami after the Indian Wells crown. She also avenged a loss to Li in the semifinals of the Australian Open and improved to 9-5 all-time against the Chinese star."We have faced each other so many times so there are really no secrets between us in our games," said Sharapova. "It's not really about one thing we do well or don't do well, you have to do a lot of things well on a consistent basis. It's really about who goes out and executes best on the day."Li fell to 7-10 all-time in finals, including 1-2 this ye...

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