sony open sony open known miami masters men women tennis tournament held march april 25th edition event played outdoor hard courts tennis center park florida located near miami tournament world tour classified premier mandatory event respectively men singles event won british player defeated final victoria won women singles event defeating defending champion murray time winners tournament win respective countries doubles events won men title defeating team women doubles title won overcame final match tournament sony open 25th edition miami masters tournament held tennis center park near miami florida tournament joint event world tour tournament consisted men women singles doubles events played plus hard courts total prize money tournament assigned equally events singles winners received doubles winning teams received tournament conducted march april qualifying draws played march main draws march april men women singles draws consisted players doubles draws consisted teams qualifying draw consisted men women competed positions men women final draw players players rankings entered men singles event tournament seeded followed defending champion withdrew ahead tournament foot injury initially going play withdrew prior match suffering right shoulder injury replaced lucky loser players progressed qualifying draws main draw players including given entries women singles field defending champion seeded number points rankings start tournament expected return singles tennis tournament playing doubles matches previous tournament open played singles matches august withdrew continued lack fitness players received entries players progressed qualifying draws main draw doubles draws led defending champions bob men women women doubles defending champions recovered injury picked december participate partner previous year partnered russian withdrew tournament respective injuries doubles draws included entries total events men singles seeded players received bye second round players progressing second round germans world major seeded players continued progress round eighth seed winning tour match career seeded players defeated second round lucky loser promoted round opponent suffered injury second set match forced withdraw took hard fought win 22nd seed world number round match played nearly hours continued successful run defeating round overcame higher seeded players route fourth round seed faced battle fourth round match facing set eventually defeating second seed defeated fourth round set match longtime rival overcame set match del defeated set match reach semifinal career took final set losing second set murray faced second rematch australian open fourth round suffered injury second game match seen good shape compete murray eventually lost defeated moved past advance semifinals rallied defeat semifinal losing set seed kept consistency sets won murray edged past del second semifinal enter second straight masters final murray second set match conceding service breaks recovered final set gaining early break serve win match murray appeared seventh fourth masters final 19th 17th career finals respectively led head head tally murray murray won encounters match murray moved lead set improved serve point lost set role reversal second set saw lead murray fought level score won set secure victory murray title win season eleventh career masters win career murray credited improved fitness win struggled excessive heat past struggled temperature admitted early match resulted making errors final score defeated women singles seeded players received bye second round seven seeded players ousted second round including seed defeated eighth seed lost second seed seeded players eliminated round times champion fifth seed faced stiff competition fourth round williams lost set prevailed later sets win match fought hard place coming strong set match winning beat looked good win match straight sets building big lead fought win second set ultimately won victoria defeated second williams sisters venus set second semifinal defeating respectively williams sisters met times semifinal meeting venus leading head head tally won time closely fought match came second semifinal defeating met careers 46th seventh career finals respectively appearing consecutive final event having won occasions dominated final match playing nursing leg injury won match securing title career stated nervous final game match described win biggest moment career mentioned difficult left played maximum effort final score victoria defeated men doubles seeded teams eliminated round event highest ranked team lose falling seeds lost french duo continued progress round defeating joined seeded teams faced round brothers defending champions overcame set match melzer teams semifinals brothers faced fisher semifinal lost ending streak winning consecutive matches ram encountered harder competition melzer saved match points winning final service breaks set fisher winning ram came strong win second set match decided outcome final ram winning match 36th ram 16th men doubles title career second title team final score defeated women doubles lost seeded pair drop round team defeated seeds second round eighth seeds eliminated second round losing continued march semifinal defeating second seeds joined seeded team left draw defeated enter final team overcame secure second spot final continued winning streak final defeating title 14th second team final score defeated viewership broadcasting tournament broadcast television channels worldwide british television station held rights broadcast tournament round final men women finals shown cbs united_states tournament hours live coverage united_states tournament broadcast hours seen million people worldwide attendance according event organisers people attended sessions days tournament second highest attendance tournament history sessions
2009 Sony Ericsson Open