Clijsters defeated Sharapova has transferred now their five meetings of Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova in three, to win the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami for the second time.Belarusian, ranked eighth, was their victory in the same place by 6-1 6-4 according to Key Biscayne, Florida two years ago.
Sharapova error in the hold instead of from a late fightback from the Russian, in one hour and 46 minutes to win their first six service games and Clijsters.
Clijsters, 21, has won six WTA title and will equal their career best of sixth in the rankings next week.
"I played really well in the first set, but Maria is a great fighter and I had really there hang at the end," she said.
"I think I had the right tactics." She likes to big swing, and when she has time, it is really difficult. I have tried to take time.
"I have a little bit my mentality." "I am me so much on the place enjoy."
Sharapova, 23, is without a title since May and has lost three times now in the Miami final.
"It is obviously very disappointing here also given the other final but it was definitely the better player today and she had a great tournament,", said leader of the former world, made the 43 unforced errors.
Sharapova is back in the top 10 despite the defeat, but they are second on Sunday, the best from the outset was futile of slip fight their opening service hold game, and after the pitch again, to see five games in a row.
A double Sharapova Clijsters in command at 2-0 in the second set but which mounted a comeback of the way cut Russian the deficit to 4: 3, only to a fraction of other, again with a possible place.
Clijsters properly suit followed as nerves taken was with the finish line in sight but Sharapova not in the kind of form, to pay to make their opponents, drop serve one last time to hand over the game.
"It's a bit too late the pace pick up, if you are a set and 4-0," said Sharapova. "I wish I collected it earlier, obviously." It has many things better than I have today. "
And the former Wimbledon, United States, and Australian Open champion was some comfort from a projected swaths of nine on Monday.
"It means that I win games and to win more of them", she said. "It was a long way to get here." "It is not over yet."
In the men's double final defeated Indian third seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes second seeds Max Mirnyi by Belarus and the Canadian Daniel Nestor 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 10-5.
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