Maria Sharapova once again proves her prowess in the court as she wins at the Qatar open. Victory is as sweet for this Russian tennis player as she garners her 18th career title by defeating opponent Vera Zvonavera with a score of 6-1, 2-6, 6-0. Aside from the new title, Maria Sharapova also enjoys victory with her price money US$414,000.

Sharapova broke her opponent two times in the first set of the game. Zvonavera gave two breaks in the 2nd set as well. But Sharapova was in great form, taking the lead once again in the 3rd set. She wrapped up the deciding set in merely 20 minutes.

After the Qatar win she heads for Dubai for the Dubai Tennis Championships. But there’s bad news however. She is unable to push through with the match this week because of a virus. She’s quite disappointed she won’t be able to compete this week, but she intends to come back next year for the tournament.