Singapore: Maria Sharapova emphatically declared her return to form after months of injury problems yesterday as she beat top seed Simona Halep 6-4, 6-4 at the WTA finals in Singapore.


Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates after beating Romania's Simona Halep at the WTA Finals in Singapore yesterday

Sharapova showed few signs of rust or fitness problems but she had to overcome a determined fightback from the world number two before finally closing out the victory.