Jeff Rosenberg

Sunday, April 05, 2009

Murray wins Miami crown

The Miami final was played earlier today between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. I did not get to watch it because I was driving home from Baltimore at the time. Murray won a straight-sets victory, 6-2, 7-5, continuing his solid play. The quality of the top players in the men's field is evident when the 3 and 4 seeds make the final after the top 2 lose. I can remember a few years ago when it seemed like Federer was facing a different opponent in every tournament he won. Now it seems like there are only a select few -- Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Murray -- who can come through in the clutch. The clay-court season is up next, which means it will be Nadal's time to dominate. It should be an interesting French Open, though. I'd love to see Federer get his act together and finally win the one major that's eluded him for so long.