Maria Sharapova, who once described her play on clay as a “cow on ice,” defeated Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to capture her first championship at Roland Garros and complete a career Grand Slam.
“If it was my only one it would be just as special as wining my fourth,” a jubilant Sharapova told the crowd in Court Philippe Chatrier not long after falling to her knees and clasping her face when Errani’s final shot in the 1 hour, 29 minute contest fell into the net.