Maria Sharapova is the new champion of the Qatar Total Open after a see-sawing final against Vera Zvonareva at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex, which eventually saw the World No. 5 claim a 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 victory.

Most had expected the three-time Grand Slam champion to dominate completely against her unseeded country woman – especially when Sharapova recovered from an opening set service break to claim the first set 6-1 in just 23 minutes.