Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 here Saturday to win the WTA's prestigious Miami hardcourt crown for the second time.
Azarenka, the 21-year-old eighth seed from Belarus, took full advantage of Sharapova's struggles, as the former world number one held serve just once and committed 43 unforced errors.
"I played real well the first set," said Azarenka, who matched Sharapova shriek for shriek in a battle of two of the WTA's loudest players.
"Maria is such a great fighter, I knew she was going to fight to the end. She came up with great tennis at the end, and I had to hang in there. That's what paid off."
Azarenka won nine consecutive games to take charge Saturday and won the tournament for the second time, beating Sharapova.
The final matched two of the most notorious grunters in the sport and while both were noisy, Azarenka's shots had more bang. Sharapova, seeded 16th, made 43 unforced errors and held serve once.
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