MADRID, Spain -- Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to both retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title. The second-ranked Russian would have overtaken the top spot with a win, but Williams stormed out to an early lead as Sharapova struggled with her serve. Sharapova briefly recovered her poise in the second set, but Williams form never dipped as she eased to the title. "It feels good," Williams said about reaching her 50th title. "I dont know how many more I can win. Who knows if I will ever win another title? I just want to live the dream. Hopefully I can keep it going. "When you first start out everything is so exciting. Now I expect to win." Williams improved her record against Sharapova to 13-2, with her only two losses coming in 2004. Later, local favourite Rafael Nadal seeks his fifth title of the year since returning from a left knee injury when he plays Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in the mens final. The 31-year-old Williams, playing in her first red clay final since 2002, dominated Sharapova from the start as the Russian never managed to steady her erratic serve. "I started the match really slow and against an opponent like her you cant give her that," said Sharapova, who had won her previous seven red-clay finals. "I wasnt reacting well. I wasnt moving well. Not only the double faults I made, I didnt have a lot of great first serves in. She was really stepping up." Sharapova committed five double faults in her first three service games, dropping the first two as Williams eased to a one-set lead. Her shaky serve let Williams gear up and land several winning shots before closing out the first set with a floating return that clipped the line. Sharapova earned and converted her first break point to open the second set, opening up a 3-1 advantage. But the former No. 1-ranked players serve again betrayed her as she hit another double fault to cede back her break after Williams had set up three break points with her precise groundstrokes. Williams closed out the final after Sharapova recorded her eighth and final double fault before hitting the ball long to give up her fifth service game. Last year, Williams won here on the experimental blue clay surface that was removed after complaints from players that it was too slick. Williams said the move back to red clay meant the tournament was a good warm-up for the French Open starting at the end of the month. "This court is definitely different," she said. "It plays like Roland Garros and that is a plus. So I think it is great preparation."Stitched Lakers Jerseys .S. Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Los Angeles Lakers Gear . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. https://www.lakersjerseycheap.com/ . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. Lakers Jerseys China .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. Los Angeles Lakers Shirts . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.Even though Kansas City ruled out quarterback Alex Smith for Sundays game in the middle of last week, he is expected to be back behind center and starting next Sunday at Carolina, a team official told ESPN.Smith still is resting and recovering from the head blows he suffered last Sunday against the Colts.Even a week later, the Chiefs say Smith never suffered a concussion, but he did get stitches in one of hiss ears.ddddddddddddSmith spent part of last week in return-to-play protocol, but he is expected to be ready to go against the Panthers.Nick Foles, who was 16-of-22 for 223 yards and two touchdowns in relief of Smith last week, will start Sunday at quarterback against Jacksonville. ' ' '