Sony Ericsson Open

Carnage at Crandon Park, Part Two: Ivanovic and Zvonareva the latest to fall

30 Mar 2009

The high seeds just keep tumbling out of the women’s field at the Sony Ericsson Open. Jelena Jankovic and Dinara Safina injected shock value into the weekend with early-round stumbles at the Crandon Park Tennis Center, but by the time darkness fell on a crazy Sunday, two more bombshells did further damage to a bracket [...]


Carnage at Crandon Park, Part One: Jankovic and Safina stumble in early rounds

30 Mar 2009

The WTA Tour portion of the Sony Ericsson Open represents a bomb shelter after a wild weekend in South Florida. Before the round of 16 begins, the women’s bracket has already been blown wide open. Third-seeded Jelena Jankovic lost to Gisela Dulko in the second round on Saturday night, 6-4, 7-6 (5), while second-seeded Dinara [...]


Mental Might in Miami: Murray withstands Monaco to avoid early-round upset

29 Mar 2009

Andy Murray didn’t bench press 600 pounds or stop a criminal in a back alley on a humid Saturday afternoon in Miami. He did, however, prove his toughness to his peers. Murray withstood the hard hitting of Argentina’s Juan Monaco to pull out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory in just over two hours. The second-round [...]

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