Nadal, Federer, Djokovic Highlight Sony Open Entry List Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:48 AM PST Sony Open To Host Grand Slam Quality Player Field The most glamorous event on the ATP and WTA tours will once again bring the best players in the world to Miami. MIAMI, Fla. (sonyopentennis) – The ATP and WTA entry lists for the 2014 Sony Open were announced today and the tournament will once again feature the greatest players in the world including winners of a combined 80 Grand Slam singles titles. The 2014 ATP acceptance list includes 13-time Grand Slam champion and current World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, six-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, two-time Grand Slam champion and defending Sony Open champion Andy Murray, 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and reigning Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka. The 2014 women’s field is equally as strong featuring 17-time Grand Slam champion and defending Sony Open champion Serena Williams, four-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova, two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka, reigning Australian Open champion Li Na as well as seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams. Tickets to the 2014 Sony Open, which will be played March 17-30 at the Crandon Park Tennis Center, are on sale now and can be purchased by phone (305-442-3367) or online at sonyopentennis. An electrifying two weeks of tennis conclude with the women’s final on Saturday, March 29 and the men’s final on Sunday, March 30. Individual session tickets start at just $30 while ticket packages start at just $132. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the most glamorous event on both tours. Qualifying rounds will be played March 17-18 and will determine 12 more slots in each singles draw. The tournament will also award wildcards to five men and eight women. The main draw begins on Tuesday, March 18 as the women take the court, followed by the beginning of the men’s main draw on Wednesday, March 19. But the action is not limited to the courts. Located in one of the most beautiful vacation destinations in the world and with the best in fashion, food, shopping, and live musical performances the Sony Open has become one of the biggest entertainment events in Miami and the place to be in March. You don’t have to be a tennis fan to enjoy your time at the Sony Open. There is always something for everyone. Come see why huge crowds as well as the biggest names in music, entertainment and sports visit the Sony Open each March. Get your tickets today. ***** ATP Acceptance List 01 Rafael Nadal ESP 02 Novak Djokovic SRB 03 Stanislas Wawrinka SUI 04 Juan Martin del Potro ARG 05 David Ferrer ESP 06 Andy Murray GBR 07 Tomas Berdych CZE 08 Roger Federer SUI 09 Richard Gasquet FRA 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA 11 Milos Raonic CAN 12 Tommy Haas GER 13 John Isner USA 14 Mikhail Youzhny RUS 15 Fabio Fognini ITA 16 Tommy Robredo ESP 17 Kei Nishikori JPN 18 Nicolas Almagro ESP 19 Grigor Dimitrov BUL 20 Giles Simon FRA 21 Jerzy Janowicz POL 22 Kevin Anderson RSA 23 Ernest Gulbis LAT 24 Benoit Paire FRA 25 Vasek Pospisil CAN 26 Feliciano Lopez ESP 27 Philipp Kohlschreiber GER 28 Dmitry Tursunov RUS 29 Florian Mayer GER 30 Gael Monfils FRA 31 Andreas Seppi ITA 32 Jurgen Melzer AUT 33 Fernando Verdasco ESP 34 Ivan Dodig CRO 35 Marcel Granollers ESP 36 Jarkko Nieminen FIN 37 Marin Cilic CRO 38 Edouardo Roger-Vasselin FRA 39 Julien Benneteau FRA 40 Lleyton Hewitt AUS 41 Robin Haase NED 42 Juan Monaco ARG 43 Denis Istomin UZB 44 Jeremy Chardy FRA 45 Carlos Berlocq ARG 46 Pablo Andujar ESP 47 Nicolas Mahut FRA 48 Radek Stepanek CZE 49 Lukas Rosol CZE 50 Joao Sousa POR 51 Roberto Bautista Agut ESP 52 Alexandr Dolgopolov UKR 53 Yen-Hsun Lu TPE 54 Marinko Matosevic AUS 55 Sam Querrey USA 56* Brian Baker USA 56 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ESP 57 Michal Przysiezny POL 58 Albert Montanes ESP 59 Mikhail Kukushkin KAZ 60 Nikolay Davydenko RUS 61 Federico Delbonis ARG 62 Matthew Ebden AUS 63 Igor Sijsling NED 64 Teymuraz Gabashvilli RUS 65 Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 66 Bernard Tomic AUS 67 Horacio Zeballos ARG 68 Daniel Brands GER 69 Janko Tipsarevic SRB 70 Alejandro Falla COL 71 Santiago Giraldo COL 72 Adrian Mannarino FRA 73 Victor Hanescu ROU 74 Filippo Volandri ITA 75 Lukasz Kubot POL 76 Alejandro Gonzalez COL 77 Donald Young USA 78 Dudi Sela ISR ***** WTA Acceptance List 01 Serena Williams USA 02 Victoria Azarenka BLR 03 Li Na CHN 04 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 05 Maria Sharapova RUS 06 Petra Kvitova CZE 07 Sara Errani ITA 08 Jelena Jankovic SRB 09 Angelique Kerber GER 10 Simona Halep ROU 11 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 12 Ana Ivanovic SRB 13 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 14 Roberta Vinci ITA 15 Sabine Lisicki GER 16 Samantha Stosur AUS 17 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 18 Sloane Stephens USA 19 Eugenie Bouchard CAN 20 Kirsten Flipkins BEL 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 22 Flavia Pennetta ITA 23 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 24 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 25 Alize Cornet FRA 26 Sorana Cirstea ROU 27 Kaia Kanepi EST 28 Lucie Safarova CZE 29 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 30 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 31 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 32 Elena Vesnina RUS 33 Klara Zakopalova CZE 34 Garbine Muguruza ESP 35 Andrea Petkovic GER 36 Madison Keys USA 37 Yvonne Meusburger AUT 38 Elina Svitolina UKR 39 Karin Knapp ITA 40 Romina Oprandi SUI 41 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 42 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 43 Francesca Schiavone ITA 44 Peng Shuai CHN 45 Urszula Radwanska POL 46 Alison Riske USA 47 Stefanie Voegele SUI 48 Venus Williams USA 49 Zhang Shuai CHN 50 Marina Erakovic NZL 51 Varvara Lepchenko USA 52 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 53 Karolina Pliskova CZE 54 Monica Niculescu ROU 55 Annika Beck GER 56 Monica Puig PUR 57 Zheng Jie CHN 58 Laura Robson GBR 59 Lauren Davis USA 60 Paula Ormaechea ARG 61 Alexandra Cadantu ROU 62 Christina McHale USA 63 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ 64 Mona Barthel GER 65 Kurumi Nara JPN 66 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP 67 Polona Hercog SLO 68 Iveta Melzer CZE 69 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 70 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 71 Vania King USA 72 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP 73 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 74 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 75 Anna Schmiedlova SVK 76 Ayumi Morita JPN Karlovic wins in Zagreb; Llodra upset in Montpellier; Dolgopolov ousted in Chile Posted: 04 Feb 2014 05:10 PM PST PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia First-round results: Bjorn Phau defeats Ante Pavic 6-3, 6-4; Michael Berrer defeats Borna Coric 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Ivo Karlovic defeats Daniel Brands 6-7(4), 7-5, 7-6(3); Dusan Lajovic defeats Pedja Krstin 6-2, 6-3; Lukas Lacko defeats Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-4. ***** Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France First-round results: Marc Gicquel defeats Michael Llodra 6-4, 7-6(4); Albano Olivetti defeats Kenny De Schepper 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4; Adrian Mannarino defeats Vincent Millot 6-4, 6-4; Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeats Andres Artunedo Martinavarr 6-4, 6-3; Denis Istomin defeats Marsel Ilhan 6-4, 7-5. ***** Royal Guard Open Chile , Viña del Mar, Chile First-round results: Daniel Gimeno-Traver defeats (6) Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-5; (8) Federico Delbonis defeats Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-4; Pablo Carreno Busta defeats Filippo Volandri 6-0, 3-6, 6-1; Santiago Giraldo defeats Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-4, 6-2; Paolo Lorenzi defeats Alejandro Gonzalez 6-2, 6-1; Taro Daniel defeats Thomaz Bellucci 6-3- 6-3; Martin Alund defeats Albert Ramos 6-3, 6-4; Aljaz Bedene defeats Stephane Robert 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
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