Sixth seed Maria Sharapova battled back to beat Ana Ivanovic in three sets and win her third consecutive Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title in Stuttgart.
The Russian, 27, won 3-6 6-4 6-1 and extended her record at the tournament to 13 wins and no defeats.
Ninth seed Ivanovic, 26, made a superb start, powering 5-0 ahead on her way to leading by a set and a break.
But Sharapova showed all her experience to recover from 3-1 down in the second and win 11 of the last 13 games. — BBC Sport



