Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts during her loss to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's final of the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, in this March 31, 2012 file photo. [Photo/Agencies]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.