Sony Ericsson Open is the name of the annual tennis tournament that is named after the event’s main sponsor. The event was originally called the Miami Masters and the tournament is for both men and women held in the city of Florida. The tournament is conducted as a part of ATP Tennis Masters series and is considered as an important event by most of the players. The matches are played on hard court where the speed and bounce of the ball is a bit high compared to the other courts like grass and clay. If you want to be a part of this tournament this year, book the Blackrock masters tickets in http://yaytickets.com/.

The tournament was founded by the former tennis player Butch Buchholz and it was originally called the Lipton International Players Championship. In the year 2000, the title sponsor of the tournament was changed and the tournament was named as Ericsson open. In 2002, it was called the NASDAQ-100 open. Of late the tournament is called the Sony Ericsson Open based on the contract with the company Sony Ericsson which has agreed to pay $20 million for the next four years.

The tournament is considered as a prestigious one and top seeded players participate in the tournament for the title clash. Last year the tournament was a great hit in both the men and women side with top seeded players like Roger Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams participating for the crown. The tournament saw many ups and downs in the men’s side and the grand finale was played between Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and Rafael Nadal of Spain. Everyone expected the world number 2 to lift the title but it was an anti-climax with Davydenko winning the match in straight sets. Davydenko finished the match in style defeating the number two pretty easily. The final score line was 6-4, 6-2 in favor of the Russian. In the women’s side Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic in a hard fought match. The match was a tight one with Serena having the last laugh. Book your tickets soon as they are selling at a greater rate. Choose http://yaytickets.com/ to reserve your tickets.