Preview: Sony Ericsson Open

City: Miami, FL, USA
Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt
Championship Points: 1000
2008 Singles Champion: Nikolay Davydenko
2008 Doubles Champions: M. Bryan/B. Bryan



We have now seen everyone in action last week in Indian Wells. Basically, the only players playing at another level are Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Novak Djokovic is in a slump. He is capable of turning his game up and could snap out of this slump at any moment. The results could be similar to last week, except Murray is in Nadal's part of the draw.

We could be looking at the Nadal-Federer rematch that everyone else wants. The only person able to stop Federer from reaching the final is Djokovic, but he needs to get it together and quick.The rest of the field has yet to prove they can compete with the top four. I hope someone does, but I have been disappointed so far this year.

Tournament Draw
Singles / Doubles

Monday's Qualifying Results:
[1] D Sela (ISR) d [WC] A Domijan (USA) 62 75
[2] T Bellucci (BRA) d M Chiudinelli (SUI) 76(6) 63
[3] F Gil (POR) d R Hocevar (BRA) 63 26 61
[5] B Phau (GER) d [WC] M McClune (USA) 46 60 61
[WC] T Dent (USA) d [4] B Dabul (ARG) 75 62
[6] E Korolev (RUS) d [WC] G Gaudio (ARG) 62 36 75
[7] P Capdeville (CHI) d K Beck (SVK) 67(4) 64 61
[8] W Odesnik (USA) d B Dorsch (GER) 64 67(5) 76(12)
R de Voest (RSA) d [9] L Mayer (ARG) 26 76(5) 76(3)
[10] R Kendrick (USA) d D Young (USA) 62 64
R Mello (BRA) d [11] D Gremelmayr (GER) 63 63
M Kukushkin (KAZ) d [12] N Lapentti (ECU) 63 63
[13] K Kim (USA) d S Giraldo (COL) 64 64
A Delic (USA) d [14] D Koellerer (AUT) 62 23 ret.
[15] A Golubev (KAZ) d R Machado (POR) 63 76(5)
[16] B Becker (GER) d F Fognini (ITA) 64 64
[17] V Spadea (USA) H Zeballos (ARG) 60 63
[18] M Berrer (GER) d S Bohli (SUI) 32 ret.
[19] S Greul (GER) d A Peya (AUT) 64 64
[20] R Karanusic (CRO) d K Anderson (RSA) 62 63
[21] F Cipolla (ITA) d [WC] T Johansson (SWE) 46 63 64
F Dancevic (CAN) d [22] N Mahut (FRA) 57 76(5) 64
J Isner (USA) d [23] O Rochus (BEL) 64 75
M Russell (USA) d [24] T Alves (BRA) 62 63