Clijsters wins title in Miami from remarkable return

Belgium's Kim Clijsters beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Nasdaq-100 Open at Key Biscayne in Miamim, earning her another title in her remarkable return from a career-threatening wrist injury.

The tournament was just the third in Clijsters' latest comeback from the injury, which required surgery and forced her to miss much of last year.

But she has won 14 consecutive matches, including the Indian Wells title two weeks ago, and beat sixtop-10 players in her last nine matches.

The former world number one earned her first Key Biscayne title and became the first unseeded woman to win the tournament.

Sharapova will remain at number three, behind world number one Lindsay Davenport of the U.S. and France's Amelie Mauresmo.

The Belgian was helped in the final by two rain delays, the first coming after just three games and lasting 54 minutes and the second disrupting play briefly at the start of the second set.

Source: Xinhua