AP - When Maria Sharapova walked on court for the Australian Open final, she kept thinking about the sage advice of another champion. "Champions take chances, and pressure is a privilege," Billy Jean King had written in a text message that Sharapova saw when she woke up. "I took mine," fifth-ranked Sharapova said after beating Ana Ivanova 7-5, 6-3 Saturday for her third Grand Slam title.
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