The Sony Ericsson Open is a Premier WTA event, and a Masters Series ATP event. The matches will be played outdoors on hardcourts in Miami, Florida, United States. The winning woman will earn $700,000 American dollars, and the winning man will go home with $605,000 American dollars.
Top 8 Womens seeds:
1. Svetlana Kuznetsova (#3 in the world)
2. Caroline Wozniacki (#4)
3. Venus Williams (#5)
4. Victoria Azarenka (#6)
5. Elena Dementieva (#7)
6. Agnieszka Radwanska (#8)
7. Jelena Jankovic (#9)
8. Na Li (#10)
Other notables playing this week: Samantha Stosur, Flavia Pennetta, Justine Henin, Vera Zvonareva, Yanina Wickmayer, Marion Bartoli, Kim Clijsters, Francesca Schiavone, and Nadia Petrova.
Midland jobbers making the tournament: Vania King, Lucie Hradecka, Elena Baltacha, Sofia Arvidsson, Anne Keothavong, Arantxa Rus, and Heather Watson.
*** World #1 Serena Williams and #2 Dinara Safina are out due to injuries.
Top 8 Mens seeds:
1. Roger Federer (#1 in the world)
2. Novak Djokovic (#2)
3. Andy Murray (#3)
4. Rafael Nadal (#4)
5. Robin Soderling (#7)
6. Andy Roddick (#8)
7. Marin Cilic (#9)
8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (#10)
*** World #5 Juan Martin Del Potro was expected to play, but pulled out at last minute due to injury. #6 Nikolay Davydenko is out with a broken left wrist.
Other notables playing this week: Fernando Gonzalez, Fernando Verdasco, Ivan Ljubicic, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Mikhail Youzhny, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych, John Isner, Marcos Baghdatis, and Sam Querrey.
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