No regrets for Sharapova

Her French Open title ripped away from her, a fourth defeat in a Grand Slam final and a 13th straight loss to Serena Williams, but Maria Sharapova says she will leave Paris with no regrets.

That was the Russian's mindset in the wake of her 6-4, 6-4 loss to the American in the final at Roland Garros, on a day where she could have led 3-0 in the first set and battled her way back to 4-4 in the second, but in the end failed to grab her chances.

Dwelling on what had happened was not something she would entertain, Sharapova said.

"I don't have many regrets in life actually. I try not to have any at all," she said..

"You have to move forward. And it doesn't matter how many times I have lost to a player or what situation I was in, whether I was up or down, how it ended or how it finished.

"You move on. Of course I thought I earned my position to be in the final. I did put up a fight obviously today against her. It was not enough.

"But she's been playing really great tennis. Certainly not an excuse, but she is playing extremely well."

AFP