Even without knowing much Italian, even I can get the message.
Maria Sharapova wins the Italian Open. After her so early Wimbledon victory, she has struggled.
What is so admirable, is that she HAS struggled! And I have never seen her quit; in a point, in a game, in a match, in a tournament. It is hard to imagine her frustration after such early success, fighting to beat players who were no challenge in her early days.
She seems ready now for the French Open.
I am really looking forward to those two weeks!
(Meanwhile Djokovic beats Nadal again. A few years ago Nadal used the Italian Open in a final against Roger Federer to announce his claim to the French Open, which he won.)
