The defending champion Maria Sharapova has won the women's final at trhe Rome Masters tennis tournament, beating China's French Open champion Li Na 4-6 6-4 7-6.
With the match tied up at 6-6 in the deciding set, rain delayed the match for more than two and a half hours before Sharapova won the tiebreaker.
Li is still without a title since winning her first grand slam title at Roland Garros almost a year ago.
The French Open starts on Monday week.
