Tomorrow the Russian will officially become World No 1 for the first time in four years, and she will do so as the 10th woman to win all four Grand Slam titles in her career after lifting the French Open trophy yesterday.

Sharapova defeated Italy’s Sara Errani 6-3 6-2 to put the icing on the cake of her long road back to the top after 10 months out with a shoulder injury in 2008 and 2009.