Sharapova never stopped believing

Maria Sharapova, who has re-taken the No. 1 ranking she lost four years ago when she injured her shoulder and had to undergo surgery, says that despite taking losses in big matches during her comeback, she always kept her chin up. Sharapova has not won a major since the 2008 Australian Open, which was two months before she injured her shoulder. She defeated Petra Kvitova in Roland Garros semis and will play Sara Errani in the final.

"It's about understanding that you did something well enough to get to that position, to get into the finals, and about realizing that when you get to the finals, you're not done," she said. "You have to keep going. You have to keep playing with the same intensity, same level. You've got to be even better. That's pretty much the way to look at it. Resiliency is important, because if you let things get to you and losses and words and negative things, then it can be frustrating. But after I came back from injury I've been much better at not allowing those things to bother me.  Results and little things that can maybe make your mind go crazy. They don't bother me so much now."