Paris: Maria Sharapova's second French Open title on the claycourts of Roland Garros on Saturday left her scratching her head as to how she ever got to that point in her career.


Maria Sharapova. Pic/Getty Images 

Reared on the hardcourts of Russia and Florida, and happiest on the green grass of Wimbledon, the biggest name in women's sport is a late convert to the joys of the slippy red surface.