Hingis tried to move the 18-year-old around the court but Sharapova, who was suffering with blisters, stayed in the points and put away any mid-court balls with aplomb.

"The score doesn't show how physically and mentally tough every point was," said the Russian, who fired 29 winners against only eight from Hingis.

"The quality of the match was very high level. Mentally, I told myself: 'It doesn't matter how many balls she gets, do everything possible to get one more ball back'."

Hingis was broken six times during the one hour 38 minute contest and only won 37 percent of her second serve points.

Sharapova is now 2-1 against the Swiss player, losing their first meeting at Tokyo in February before beating her in Dubai.

While she is known for her first pumps and self-motivating yells, Sharapova was particularly fired up against Hingis, especially after a fan called out in the second set, saying that she was tired.

"That kind of pumped me up a little," Sharapova said. "I hit two winners in a row. I looked back at him, and I'm like, 'Tired, my butt. So don't mess with a truck. You're going to become a pancake."