For one brief moment here yesterday, it seemed like it had all been a dream.
"Runner-up, Maria Sharapova," came the announcement in French and Italy's Sara Errani raised her hands in celebration.
Luckily, Sharapova thought it was all hilarious and the mistake was quickly corrected. The Russian's 6-3, 6-2 victory over the 21st seed gave her a first French Open title and made her only the 10th woman in history to complete a full set of Grand Slam titles.
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