BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Maria Sharapova was searching for energy and Jelena Jankovic felt a "bit flat" Sunday in the DFS Classic championship after both players won early morning semifinal matches, but it was Janknovic who found what she needed to capture her fourth title of the year 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 and the first grass-court tournament of her career.

    "I felt a little bit flat some of the time to be honest," said Jankovic, a French Open semifinalist who has won on three different surfaces this season. "But I always fight, no matter what the score and in the final set I became more like the player I am."

    Sharapova was two points away from a 4-2 lead in the second set. She also had a chance to break early in the third.

    "I'm not disappointed," Sharapova said. "There's only good things I can take from this. I feel a far better grass-court player now then when I played my first match. I felt I would find a little more energy, but I wasn¡¯t able to do it on a consistent basis."

    Earlier, Sharapova beat Marion Bartoli of France 7-5, 6-0 in the semifinals, and Jankovic defeated Mara Santangelo of Italy 6-1, 7-5.    

    Sharapova's match against Bartoli was temporarily delayed when two spectators needed medical assistance in separate incidents. A woman and a child fell down a staircase, knocking the woman unconscious. In another part of the stadium, a man fainted.

    (Agencies)