Roland Garros - The 2013 French Open final

French Open Final: Serena Williams v Maria Sharapova

Williams puts all her effort and concentration in to her return

Sharapova gets ready to serve

June 6: In their semifinal matches at the French Open in Paris, Maria Sharapova beat Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, and Serena Williams defeated Sara Errani, 6-0, 6-1. They will meet Saturday in the final.

Sharapova does likewise and it pays of for her as she goes 2-0 up after saving three break points in the first game

June 6: In their semifinal matches at the French Open in Paris, Maria Sharapova beat Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, and Serena Williams defeated Sara Errani, 6-0, 6-1. They will meet Saturday in the final.

But Williams stayed calm and powered her way back into the match to take the first set 6-4

Sharapova began to feel the pressure and, despite her good start, never really looked like she would defend her crown

In the final game, two aces made it 30-15 for Williams and a beautiful backhand into the corner brought her to match point. Her 10th ace of the match sealed victory

Williams celebrates her victory over her Russian opponent – it was her 13th straight win over Sharapova in nine years

Williams collects her 16th grand slam singles titles

Williams beat Sharapova in straight sets, 6-4 6-4, to add a second French Open title to her already bulging trophy cabinet

French Open Final: Rafael Nadal v David Ferrer

The two competitors, David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal, pose ahead of the final. Nadal has only ever lost one match at Roland Garros and is the overwhelming favourite against his fellow Spaniard. Ferrer is the world No5 but this is his first grand slam final

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is in the crowd enjoying himself

Nadal sweeps to an early break of serve in the first set

But Ferrer hits back in the very next game as Nadal crashes a shot into the net on break point

Now there's an awesome sight; Nadal in full flow. He cleans up the first set, 6-3

Ferrer is being given the run around in the second set. He's already 3-0 down and it looks like only the prospect of a rain break could halt Nadal's momentum

He's already 3-0 down and it looks like only the prospect of a rain break could halt Nadal's momentum

Actor Lenoardo DiCaprio

Or a protestor ... (this chap made his move at 5-1 in the second set, but was swiftly collared and taken away)

Bam! A solid tackle takes him down

Nadal shows his gratitude to the men in black

Nadal wobbles briefly as Ferrer breaks back to 5-2. But the challenger is crushed in ruthless fashion in the next game as Nadal claims the second set 6-2

Rafael Nadal returns a shot to David Ferrer during the French Open final.

The third and, seemingly, final set, is not quite as routine as it could be. Nadal breaks early but again is troubled enough by Ferrer that he soon drops his own service game. It's 3-3 this set ...

Ferrer disastrously double faults in game eight to hand Nadal a critical break of serve - now the King of Clay only needs to hold serve to claim the title

Game, set and match Nadal (6-3, 6-2, 6-3)

Rafael Nadal celebrates becoming the first man to win eight titles at the same grand slam. 

Ferrer gets a pat on the back for his valiant efforts

Now there's an expression he'll wish hadn't been caught on camera

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