Serena's serve topples Sharapova in French Open final Serena Williams has won her second French Open title, beating Maria Sharapova in straight sets. Serena Williams celebrates match point in her Women's Singles Final match against Maria Sharapova at Roland Garros. MARIA Sharapova claimed Serena Williams had a bigger serve than men's finalist David Ferrer after being overpowered in a combative championship match of the French Open at Roland Garros today. Williams' thunderous groundstrokes and service delivery kept Sharapova on the back foot throughout a 6-4 6-4 triumph that was the 16th major championship of the 31-year-old American's career. "We know she's going to be able to hit a big serve," Sharapova said. I mean, I think if I was built like Serena, I hope I'd be able to hit a big serve like that, too. I mean. Later in her post-match interview, however, she claimed Williams' serve was bigger than Ferrer's. "I know I'm nitpicking here, but there are moments against her that I feel I should be able to take," Sharapova said. Because then she has no pressure going in and serving and being up a break at 5-4. And you know, serving harder than David Ferrer when he gets to the final of Roland Garros, you know what I mean? Williams's heaviest serve of the final was 200km/h, matching Ferrer's fastest of the tournament. She denied having a physical superiority over Sharapova, claiming the Russian's height should be more of an advantage. Williams is listed at 175cm and 70 kg compared to Sharapova's 188cm and 59kg. "I don't know, I'm a lot smaller than Maria, so I don't know how I'm able to serve so big," Williams said. I think growing up with my sister Venus, she's serving so big and I was like, 'I want to serve big, too.' So I think this definitely really helped me a lot. Again, I am not the tallest girl on tour, but I definitely think I use my height in a very effective way, and I use it to the fullest of my ability. Sharapova started in blazing fashion to steal an unexpected 2-0 lead, pumping her fists while staring straight at Williams and screaming, "Come on!" on each of the first 11 points she won. America's world No.1 matched the firepower to level at two-all and became equally demonstrative as she disposed of Sharapova in one hour and 46 minutes. The victory moved her within two majors of the career hauls of the legendary duo of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Australia's Margaret Court leads the all-time list with 24 slams. "She played a great match," Sharapova said. She played strong, she played deep, served really good, served better than I did, took her chances. I don't have any regrets. I don't have many regrets in life, actually. I try not to have any at all. I'm disappointed because I'm a competitor and I'm a fighter and I don't train to lose. Nobody does. So of course I'm disappointed about that, but ultimately that will make you work harder and make you think a little bit. It gives you more determination. The victory sealed a the turnaround in Williams' career in the last 12 months. Stunned by Virginie Razzano in the first round on Court Philippe Chatrier last year, Williams was an emotional wreck, staying in Paris to work with a new coach, Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou. The improvement was immediate. Williams won Wimbledon, the US Open and the Olympics. And she reclaimed the world No.1 ranking before landing her second French Open crown today. "Sport is definitely about winning and losing," she said. You know, I'm still a little bit upset about that loss last year, but it's all about, for me, how you recover. I think I've always said a champion isn't about how much they win, but it's about how they recover from their downs, whether it's an injury or whether it's a loss. I think that really creates a real champion, how they can recover from those moments.