A tightly contested final at the 2013 Sony Open ultimately resulted in the ninth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title for Andy Murray, as the 25-year-old knocked off No. 3 seeded David Ferrer, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1), in Miami, Fla. Murray took home $719,160 for the victory at Crandon Park.
Sony Open Tennis 2013: Full results, purse and more
Andy Murray faced the brink of defeat in Sunday’s Sony Open final against David Ferrer, but he quickly shifted the momentum and took down the Spaniard. Let’s look at his win, along with the rest of the results from Miami.
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The second-seeded Murray became the first player in tournament history to save a match point in the championship. Ferrer was just seconds away from winning, up 6-5 in the third set, but Murray fought back and eventually put the two in a tiebreak. Sunday marked his second title in Miami, making Murray the seventh player to win multiple times here. He took home his other first-place trophy here in 2009.
Ferrer pocketed $350,970 for finishing as the runner-up. Surely his championship point late in the third set will dwell on him. The Spaniard is now 21-5 in 2013.
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday, winning her record-setting sixth title in Miami. The top-ranked women’s player in the world took home $724,000 for her efforts. Sharapova suffered her fifth championship defeat at Key Biscayne, earning $353,200 in the loss. That makes three consecutive years of losing in the final for the Russian.
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer won $235,640 for their men’s doubles title after taking down Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, 6-4, 6-1. In women’s doubles, Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik ousted Lisa Raymond and Laura Robson, 6-1, 7-6(2), for a $245,000 pay day.
For full results and winnings, visit Sony Open’s official site.
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