PARIS — Ever since shoulder surgery nearly forced Maria Sharapovainto early retirement, she occupied an odd space in both tennis and the wider world of sports. She remained among the most marketable female athletes on the planet, tall and blond and famous, a superstar in every sense except the most important one.
The gap between her game and her fame closed considerably Saturday, closed by virtue of another one-sided affair that left her knees down and crying on the clay, then bounding into the stands, where she hugged her entourage and kissed not one but two babies. After Sharapova dismantled Sara Errani of Italy, 6-3, 6-2, she held aloft the silver French Openchampionship trophy, for her the most elusive of the major championships.
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