Sharapova's sharper now

Maria Sharapova booked her place in her first French Open final and guaranteed she will overtake Victoria Azarenka as world number one with a hugely impressive 6-3 6-3 victory over Petra Kvitova this evening.

It was a rematch of the Wimbledon final, which Kvitova won, but Sharapova was much the better player today and ensured it was third time lucky after two semi-final defeats at Roland Garros.