Brisbane Champion !

Maria won the Brisbane International final after she defeated Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in 3 sets: 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 after 2 hours and 38 minutes of play.

After the final, Maria said: "We always go in and compete. We don't give up until the end. I think that's what makes our matches so great. I look forward to another good match here."

"She was doing a lot of things better in the first set, and she deserved to win the first set, but I hung in there. It was important to get that break, and the third set came down to a few points, really. I'm just happy that I managed to get it in three."

Maria now has 34 WTA titles to her name, but even more special is that this is just her second time winning a WTA title in Australia. The first was, of course, the Australian Open in 2008.

A In Maria`s schedule the next tournament is the first Grand Slam of the year, Australian Open. The tournament begins on January 19.


GO MARIA !!!