World No . 1 Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova in final to retain Madrid title . American notches up 50th win of her career , becoming the 10th woman to do so . Williams is attempting to win the French Open for the first time since 2002 . Williams has now beaten second-ranked Sharapova in their past 12 meetings , and was in control for most of the match despite trailing 3-1 in the second set . Rafael Nadal wins the Madrid men 's title for the third time .
World No . 1 Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova in final to retain Madrid title . American notches up 50th win of her career , becoming the 10th woman to do so . Williams is attempting to win the French Open for the first time since 2002 . Rafael Nadal wins the Madrid men 's title for the third time .