<p>It was Sharapova's first title since shoulder surgery last October and the 20th of her career. Her last tournament win came at Amelia Island in April 2008. <br /><br />The Russian was leading 5-2 when seventh seed Jankovic complained of shooting pains down her right arm and called for the trainer to tape up her wrist at the changeover. <br />The Serb managed just two more points after a medical timeout before throwing in the towel. <br /><br />"These things happen but I'll certainly take it," Sharapova told reporters after the final, her second of the year after a runner-up finish in Toronto in August. <br /><br />"It's great to have that adrenaline again," added the three-times grand slam winner, set to break into the world's top 20 after coming into the $2 million Tokyo event ranked 25th.<br />"It's funny to win trophies again after thinking I might never be able to hit a tennis ball again. But I'm back and I'm hungry. I can be better than before and win more grand slams." <br /><br />Troicki in final<br /><br />Holder and top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was dumped out of the Thailand Open after suffering a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 semifinal defeat by in-form Serbian Viktor Troicki on Saturday. <br />Troicki was the deserved winner and will meet second seed Gilles Simon, whose 6-4, 7-6 win over Austrian Juergen Melzer earned him a place in his first final of the year.</p>
<p>It was Sharapova's first title since shoulder surgery last October and the 20th of her career. Her last tournament win came at Amelia Island in April 2008. <br /><br />The Russian was leading 5-2 when seventh seed Jankovic complained of shooting pains down her right arm and called for the trainer to tape up her wrist at the changeover. <br />The Serb managed just two more points after a medical timeout before throwing in the towel. <br /><br />"These things happen but I'll certainly take it," Sharapova told reporters after the final, her second of the year after a runner-up finish in Toronto in August. <br /><br />"It's great to have that adrenaline again," added the three-times grand slam winner, set to break into the world's top 20 after coming into the $2 million Tokyo event ranked 25th.<br />"It's funny to win trophies again after thinking I might never be able to hit a tennis ball again. But I'm back and I'm hungry. I can be better than before and win more grand slams." <br /><br />Troicki in final<br /><br />Holder and top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was dumped out of the Thailand Open after suffering a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 semifinal defeat by in-form Serbian Viktor Troicki on Saturday. <br />Troicki was the deserved winner and will meet second seed Gilles Simon, whose 6-4, 7-6 win over Austrian Juergen Melzer earned him a place in his first final of the year.</p>
