Monday, April 6, 2009

Andy Murray Wins Sony Ericsson Open in Miami

Andy Murray clinched the Sony Ericsson Open title in Miami, defeating Serbian star Novak Djokovic in straight set 6-2, 7-5 in the tournament final on Sunday. Besides Djokovic, Murray also had to defeat a scorching heat which was one of the reasons behind the loss of Djokovic as he failed to hold on to his top form avoid the heat. With this victory, Murray has become the first Briton to win this tournament and bagged $605,000 as prize money. Moreover, Murray also gained 1,000 ranking points to move within 173 points of world no. 3 Novak Djokovic. Murray won the first set pretty easily, but Djokovic fought back in the second, but still he could not stand up against his British opponent.


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