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Maria Sharapova holds her trophy after winning her women's singles final match against Aryna Sabalenka at the Tianjin Open. Wang Zhao / AFP
Maria Sharapova holds her trophy after winning her women's singles final match against Aryna Sabalenka at the Tianjin Open. Wang Zhao / AFP
Maria Sharapova wants to finish season 'strong' after winning Tianjin title
Russian looking forward to building on the success next week in Moscow at the Kremlin Cup
Agence France Presse
16 October, 2017