Sharapova won her second title at Roland Garros in the last three years, overcoming 12 double-faults Saturday to beat fourth-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the final.
The match lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes, the longest French Open women's final since 1996 when Steffi Graf beat Arantxa Sanchez 10-8 in the third. It was also the first women's final in Paris to go three sets since Jennifer Capriati beat Kim Clijsters 12-10 in the third in 2001.
