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Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after winning over Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis
One point from victory, Maria Sharapova chased after a shot in the corner but couldn't reach it, so she had to keep playing.
Nearly an hour later she was still at it, trying to win that elusive clinching point against stubborn Lucie Safarova.
Sharapova needed nine match points before she finally closed out a win Saturday night in the third round of the Sony Open, beating Safarova 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-2.
Read more http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/10653370/serena-williams-overcomes-41-errors-move-sony
