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Published March 28, 2016

TOP LEVEL HEADLINE
Ray Moore Fallout

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Week of
March 21 - March 27, 2016

 

Tournament

Info

Classification

Semifinals

Finals

Champion

Miami Open
Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 22 - Apr 3, 2016

Last yearIsingles champion:
Serena Williams (USA)

Last yearIdbls champions:
Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND)

Tournament Director:
Adam Barrett

Draw:
S-96 D-32

Tier - Premier
Prize Money:
$6,134,605
Surface: Hard

SINGLES

Thursday, March 31

SINGLES

Saturday, April 2


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DOUBLES

Friday, April 1

DOUBLES

Sunday, April 3

WTA Tour
 

Tournament

Info

Classification

Semifinals

Finals

Champion

Miami Open
Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 22 - Apr 3, 2016

Last yearIsingles champion:
Novak Djokovic (SRB)

Last yearIdbls champions:
Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA)

Tournament Director:
Adam Barrett

Draw:
S-96 D-32

Tier - Masters 1000
Prize Money:
$6,134,605
Surface: Hard

SINGLES

Friday, April 1

SINGLES

Sunday, April 3


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DOUBLES

Thursday, March 31

DOUBLES

Saturday, April 2

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Women's Tour

Miami Open
Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 22 - Apr 3, 2016


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TOURNAMENT INFO
Tier - Premier
Prize Money: $6,134,605
Surface: Hard
Tournament Director: Adam Barrett
Draw: S-96 D-32
LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Serena Williams (USA)
LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND)

SINGLES SEEDS MATCH RESULTS

  • 1 Serena Williams (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: Christina McHale (USA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. R3: Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 7-5, 6-3. R4: (15) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
  • 2 Angelique Kerber (GER) - R1: Bye. R2: Barbora Strycova (CZE) 6-1, 6-1. R3: (Q) Kiki Bertens (NED) 1-6, 6-2, 3-0(ret). R4: Timea Babos (HUN)
  • 3 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - R1: Bye. R2: Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-0, 6-1. R3: Madison Brengle (USA) 6-3, 6-2. R4: (19) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
  • 4 Garbine Muguruza (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5. R3: (WC) Nicole Gibbs (USA) 6-1, 6-0. R4:
  • 5 Simona Halep (ROU) - R1: Bye. R2: Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 6-3, 7-5. R3: Julia Goerges (GER) 6-4, 6-1. R4: (WC) Heather Watson (GBR)
  • 6 Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 4-6, 2-6. Suarez Navarro out in R2
  • 7 Belinda Bencic (SUI) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Krystina Pliskova (CZE) 1-4(ret). Bencic out in R2
  • 8 Petra Kvitova (CZE) - R1: Bye. R2: Irina Falconi (USA) 6-1, 6-4. R3: (30) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 4-6, 4-6. Kvitova out in R3
  • 9 Roberta Vinci (ITA) - R1: Bye. R2: Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(5). R3: (22) Madison Keys (USA) 4-6, 4-6. Vinci out in R3
  • 10 Venus Williams (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Elena Vesnina (RUS) 0-6, 7-6(5), 2-6. V.Williams out in R2
  • 11 Lucie Safarova (CZE) - R1: Bye. R2: Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 2-6, 3-6. Safarova out in R2
  • 12 Elina Svitolina (UKR) - R1: Bye. R2: Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6-3, 6-0. R3: (23) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(1) R4: (30) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
  • 13 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - R1: Bye. R2: Monica Puig (PUR) 6-2, 6-4. R3: (Q) Magda Linette (POL) 6-3, 6-0. R4:
  • 14 Sara Errani (ITA) - R1: Bye. R2: (WC) Naomi Osaka (JPN) 1-6, 3-6. Errani out in R2
  • 15 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - R1: Bye. R2: Carina Witthoeft (GER) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. R3: Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(6). R4: (1) Serena Williams (USA)
  • 16 Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - R1: Bye. R2: Teliana Pereira (BRA) 6-3, 6-0. R3: (19) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 5-7, 4-6. Ivanovic out in R3
  • 17 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) - R1: Bye. R2: Timea Babos (HUN) 7-6, 2-6, 6-7(0). Pliskova out in R2
  • 18 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Magda Linette (POL) 0-1(ret). Jankovic out in R2
  • 19 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) - R1: Bye. R2: Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 6-3, 6-1. R3: (16) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 7-5, 6-4. R4: (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
  • 20 Sloane Stephens (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: (WC) Heather Watson (GBR) 3-6, 0-6. Stephens out in R2
  • 21 Andrea Petkovic (GER) - R1: Bye. R2: Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-7(2). Petkovic out in R2
  • 22 Madison Keys (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 6-4, 6-2. R3: (9) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6-4, 6-4. R4: Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
  • 23 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - R1: Bye. R2: Vania King (USA) 7-5, 6-2. R3: (12) Elina Svitolina (UKR) 7-5, 4-6, 6-7(1). Wozniacki out in R3
  • 24 Johanna Konta (GBR) - R1: Bye. R2: Danka Kovinic (MNE) 6-4, 6-2. R3: (Q) Elena Vesnina (RUS) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(3). R4: (3 Monica Niculescu (ROU)
  • 25 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Kiki Bertens (NED) 1-6, 6-4, 1-6. Pavlyuchenkova out in R2
  • 26 Sam Stosur (AUS) - R1: Bye. R2: Julia Goerges (GER) 6-3, 1-6, 4-6. Stosur out in R2
  • 27 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: (WC) Nicole Gibbs (USA) 2-6, 4-6. Mladenovic out in R2
  • 28 Anna Kar. Schmiedlova (SVK) - R1: Bye. R2: Madison Brengle (USA) 5-7, 4-6. Schmiedlova out in R2
  • 29 Sabine Lisicki (GER) - R1: Bye. R2: Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-7(2). Lisicki out in R2
  • 30 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) - R1: Bye. R2: Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. R3: (8) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6-4, 6-4. R4: (12) Elina Svitolina (UKR)
  • 31 Daria Gavrilova (AUS) - R1: Bye. R2: Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 5-7, 3-6. Gavrilova out in R2
  • 32 Monica Niculescu (ROU) - R1: Bye. R2: Shuai Peng (CHN) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0. R3: CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 6-4, 6-1. R4: (24) Johanna Konta (GBR)
  • Best Qualifier: Pliskina, Linette, Vesnina, Bertens - all out in R3
  • Best WC: Heather Watson -
  • Best Unseeded:

SERENA CLAIMS MILESTONE WIN OVER DIYAS
WTA Tennis writes:

Eight-time Miami Open champion Serena Williams extended her dominant run in Key Biscayne with a win over Zarina Diyas, 7-5, 6-3. Last time these two met, Diyas only took two games off of Williams in her 54-minute loss at Indian Wells last year. The Kazakh wasn't keen to repeat the experience, and gave the American plenty of trouble throughout the match.
Diyas had Williams on the ropes early on, her pace and quickness around the court troubling the World No.1's normally reliable game. But Williams hasn't lost a match in Miami since 2012, and she wasn't about to do it today. She punished any short serve that came her way with her powerful game and let the crowd fire her up to take the first set.

Williams now owns 750 career match wins across all levels, a 750-125 lifetime record. She currently sits seventh on the all-time list for match wins, closing in on Lindsay Davenport's record of 753 wins.Martina Navratilova holds the all-time record with 1442 wins.

WTA All-Time Match Win Leaders

Martina Navratilova - 1442
Chris Evert - 1,309
Steffi Graf - 902
Virginia Wade - 839
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario - 759
Lindsay Davenport - 753
Serena Williams - 750


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Men's Tour

Miami Open
Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 22 - Apr 3, 2016


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TOURNAMENT INFO
Tier - Masters 1000
Prize Money: $6,134,605
Surface: Hard
Tournament Director: Adam Barrett
Draw: S-96 D-32
LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Novak Djokovic (SRB)
LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA)

SINGLES SEEDS MATCH RESULTS

  • 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) - R1: Bye. R2: Kyle Edmund (GBR) 6-3, 6-3. R3: (33) Joao Sousa (POR) 6-4, 6-1. R4: (14) Dominic Thiem (AUT)
  • 2 Andy Murray (GBR) - R1: Bye. R2: Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-3, 7-5. R3: (26) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
  • 3 Roger Federer (SUI - R1: Bye. withdrawn
  • 4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - R1: Bye. R2: Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 4-6, 3-6. Wawrinka out in R2
  • 5 Rafa Nadal (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-2, 4-6, 0-3(ret). Nadal out in R2
  • 6 Kei Nishikori (JPN) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 6-2, 7-6(4). R3: (27) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)
  • 7 Tomas Berdych (CZE) - R1: Bye. R2: Rajeev Ram (USA) w/o. R3: (31) Steve Johnson (USA) 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3. R4: (10) Richard Gasquet (FRA)
  • 8 David Ferrer (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Taylor Fritz (USA) 7-6(6), 6-1. R3: Lucas Pouille (FRA) 7-6(1), 6-7(4), 5-7. Ferrer out in R3
  • 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-3, 6-1. R3: (17) Roberto Bautista Agut
  • 10 Richard Gasquet (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-4, 6-4. R3: (20) Benoit Paire (FRA) 6-3, 6-0. R4: (7) Tomas Berdych (CZE)
  • 11 Marin Cilic (CRO) - R1: Bye. R2: Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-1. R3: (18) Gilles Simon (FRA) 3-6, 7-6(40, 3-6. Cilic out in R3
  • 12 Milos Raonic (CAN) - R1: Bye. R2: Denis Kudla (USA) 7-6(4), 6-4. R3: (22) Jack Sock (USA)
  • 13 John Isner (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Tim Smyzcek (USA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-7(5). Isner out in R2
  • 14 Dominic Thiem (AUT) - R1: Bye. R2: Sam Groth (AUS) 7-5, 6-2. R3: (Q) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-2, 6-2. R4: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB)
  • 15 David Goffin (BEL) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Marcel Granollers ((ESP) 6-4, 6-4. R3: (19) Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-1, 6-1. R4: (LL) Horacio Zeballos (ARG)
  • 16 Gael Monfils (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 6-3, 6-2. R3: (23) Pablo Cuevas (URU)
  • 17 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: Aljaz Bedene (GBR) 7-5, 2-2(ret). R3: (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
  • 18 Gilles Simon (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Juan Monaco (ARG) 7-5, 6-1. R3: (11) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3. R4:
  • 19 Viktor Troicki (SRB) - R1: Bye. R2: Inigo Cervantess (ESP) 6-7(6), 7-6(9), 7-6(3). R3: (15) David Goffin (BEL) 1-6, 1-6. Troicki out in R3
  • 20 Benoit Paire (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-3, 6-4. R3: (10) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 3-6, 0-6. Paire out in R3
  • 21 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 4-6, 4-6. Lopez out in R2
  • 22 Jack Sock (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-2, 3-2(ret). R3: (12) Milos Raonic (CAN)
  • 23 Pablo Cuevas (URU) - R1: Bye. R2: John Millman (AUS) 7-5, 6-4. R3: (16) Gael Monfils (FRA)
  • 24 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - R1: Bye. R2: Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-2, 6-1. R3: (Q) Tim Smyzcek (USA)
  • 25 Martin Klizan (SVK) - R1: Bye. withdrawn
  • 26 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) - R1: Bye. R2: Federico Delbonis (ARG) 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-4. R3: (2) Andy Murray (GBR)
  • 27 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) - R1: Bye. R2: Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-4, 6-4. R3: (6) Kei Nishikori (JPN)
  • 28 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 4-6, 4-6. Chardy out in R2
  • 29 Sam Querrey (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 7-6(5), 2-6, 4-6. Querrey out in R2
  • 30 Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 7-5, 3-6, 0-0(ret). Bellucci out in R2
  • 31 Steve Johnson (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: Alexander Zverev (GER) 7-6(9), 7-6(3). R3: (7) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3-6, 7-6(6), 3-6. Johnson out in R3
  • 32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: Lucas Pouille (FRA) 2-6, 4-6. Garcia-Lopez out in R2
  • 33 Joao Sousa (POR) - R1: Bye. R2: Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-7(1), 7-6(5), 6-2. R3: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4-6, 1-6. Sousa out in R3
  • Best Qualifier:
  • Best WC: All out in R1
  • Best Unseeded:

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Tournament

Info

Classification

Seeded Players (Singles)

Seeded Players (Doubles)

Miami Open
Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 22 - Apr 3, 2016

Last yearIsingles champion:
Serena Williams (USA)

Last yearIdbls champions:
Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND)

Tournament Director:
Adam Barrett

Draw:
S-96 D-32

Tier - Premier
Prize Money:
$6,134,605
Surface: Hard

1 Serena Williams (USA)
2 Angelique Kerber (GER)
3 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
4 Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
5 Simona Halep (ROU)
6 Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
7 Belinda Bencic (SUI)
8 Petra Kvitova (CZE)
9 Roberta Vinci (ITA)
10 Venus Williams (USA)
11 Lucie Safarova (CZE)

12 Elina Svitolina (UKR)
13 Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
14 Sara Errani (ITA)
15 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
16 Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
17 Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
18 Jelena Jankovic (SRB)

19 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
20 Sloane Stephens (USA)
21 Andrea Petkovic (GER)

22 Madison Keys (USA)
23 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
24 Johanna Konta (GBR)
25 Anast.Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
26 Sam Stosur (AUS)
27 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
28 Anna Kar. Schmiedlova (SVK)
29 Sabine Lisicki (GER)

30 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
31 Daria Gavrilova (AUS)
32 Monica Niculescu (ROU)
(1) M.Hingis (SUI) /
S.Mirza (IND)
(2) H-C.Chan (TPE) /
Y-J.Chan (TPE)
(3) B.Mattek-Sands (USA) /
L.Safarova (CZE)
(4) T.Babos (HUN) /
Y.Shvedova (KAZ)
(5) A.Hlavackova (CZE) /
L.Hradecka (CZE)
(6) C.Garcia (FRA) /
K.Mladenovic (FRA)
(7) A.Klepac (SLO) /
L.Srebotnik (SLO)

(8) Y-F.Xu (CHN) /
S.Zheng (CHN)

WTA Tour
 

Tournament

Info

Classification

Seeded Players (Singles)

Seeded Players (Doubles)

Miami Open
Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 22 - Apr 3, 2016

Last yearIsingles champion:
Novak Djokovic (SRB)

Last yearIdbls champions:
Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA)

Tournament Director:
Adam Barrett

Draw:
S-96 D-32

Tier - Masters 1000
Prize Money:
$6,134,605
Surface: Hard

1 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2 Andy Murray (GBR)
3 Roger Federer (SUI
4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
5 Rafa Nadal (ESP)

6 Kei Nishikori (JPN)
7 Tomas Berdych (CZE)
8 David Ferrer (ESP)
9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
10 Richard Gasquet (FRA)
11 Marin Cilic (CRO)
12 Milos Raonic (CAN)
13 John Isner (USA)
14 Dominic Thiem (AUT)
15 David Goffin (BEL)
16 Gael Monfils (FRA)
17 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
18 Gilles Simon (FRA)
19 Viktor Troicki (SRB)
20 Benoit Paire (FRA)
21 Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

22 Jack Sock (USA)
23 Pablo Cuevas (URU)
24 Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
25 Martin Klizan (SVK)
26 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
27 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)
28 Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
29 Sam Querrey (USA)
30 Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)
31 Steve Johnson (USA)
32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
33 Joao Sousa (POR)
1 J-J.Rojer (NED) /
H.Tecau (ROU)
2 I.Dodig (CRO) /
M.Melo (BRA)
3 J.Murray (GBR) /
B.Soares (BRA)

4 B.Bryan (USA) /
M.Bryan (USA)
5 P-H.Herbert (FRA) /
N.Mahut (FRA)
6 R.Bopanna (IND) /
F.Mergea (ROU)
7 E.Roger-Vasselin (FRA) / N.Zimonjic (SRB)
8 V.Pospisil (CAN) /
J.Sock (USA)

ATP Tour
 



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WTA Women's Rankings as of March 21, 2016
Singles:
Radwanska and Kerber exchange positions. Kvitova moves from 9 to 7, Azarenka from 15 to 8.
Kasatkina from 48 to 36, Doi from 55 to 44. Friedsam moves from 61 to 52.
Doubles: Mattek-Sands and Shvedova exchange positions. Safarove and Hradecka move up one spot.
Goerges moves from 23 to 17, Vandeweghe from 39 to 22, Pliskova from 35 to 24.

 

No.
SINGLES

POINTS
 

No.
 DOUBLES

POINTS

1
Williams, Serena

9505
 

1
Hingis, Martina

12395

2
Radwanska, Agnieszka

5775
 

2
Mirza, Sania

12395

3
Kerber, Angelique

5700
 

3
Mattek-Sands, Beth

6200

4
Muguruza, Garbin

4776
 

4
Shvedova, Yaroslava

6180

5
Halep, Simona

3960
 

5
Dellacqua, Casey

5677

6
Suarez Navarro, Carla

3800
 

6
Chan, Yung-Jan

5360

7
Kvitova, Petra

3698
 

7
Chan, Hao-Ching

5335

8
Azarenka, Victoria

3595
 

8
Šafárová, Lucie

4865

9
Vinci, Roberta

3540
 

9
Hradecka, Lucie

4820

10
Bencic, Belinda

3442
 

10
Vesnina, Elena

4725

ATP Men's Rankings as of March 21, 2016
Singles:
Raonic moves up 2 to 12, Goffin up 3 to 15, Zverev up 6 to 52.
Biggest jump in Top 100: Granollers up 19 to 73.
Doubles: Mahut moves up 6 to 7, Soares up 2 to 8.

 

No.
SINGLES

POINTS
 

No.
 DOUBLES

POINTS

1
Novak Djokovic

16540
 

1
Marcelo Melo

7680

2
Andy Murray

8370
 

1
Jamie Murray

7505

3
Roger Federer

7695
 

3
Horia Tecau

6710

4
Stan Wawrinka

6405
 

4
Jean-Julien Rojer

6710

5
Rafael Nadal

4990
 

5
Bob Bryan

6625

6
Kei Nishikori

4070
 

6
Mike Bryan

6625

7
Tomas Berdych

3810
 

7
Nicolas Mahut

5580

8
David Ferrer

3505
 

8
Bruno Soares

5340

9
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

3130
 

9
Ivan Dodig

5285

10
Richard Gasquet

2795
 

10
John Peers

5240


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@WTA - 10 things to know heading into the @MiamiOpen--> http://wtatenn.is/Y4saSB #WTA

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@livetennis - None of the top 5 #WTA stars have been winning titles lately. But Miami may change that > http://bit.ly/WTAContenders

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@TennisworldUSA - Navratilova: 'Djokovic doesn't understand equal pay in tennis!' And suggests players not to… http://dlvr.it/KrqfKr

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@TennisworldUSA - Top-Five Shots of Indian Wells 2016! http://dlvr.it/KrpwJQ

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@vika7 - Thanks @TasteofTennis for dinner and some jams of the plane #iwokeuplikethis

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@MiamiOpen - Good to see you again, friend. #MiamiOpen Roger Federer and ATP World Tour

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@SI_Tennis - Roger Federer has withdrawn from @MiamiOpen due to a stomach virus http://on.si.com/1RkA1Po

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@BBCSport - Novak Djokovic says male tennis players should be paid more than their female counterparts http://bit.ly/1S0rOvU

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@head_tennis - HEAD Tennis Retweeted TENNIS.com Enter for your chance to win! #sweepstakes #headtennis

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@TennisworldUSA - Vasek Pospisil becomes member of the IMG Academy http://dlvr.it/Ktdr8R

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@SI_Tennis - Novak Djokovic beats Kyle Edmund at Miami Open, and catches the ball in his pocket: http://on.si.com/1PxDg0n

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@Tennis - Miami Heat-Former child actor Damir Dzumhur outlasts ill Rafael Nadal in steamy Key Biscayne http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/03/world-no-94-dzumhur-upsets-ill-nadal-miami/57971/#.VvcYKMfJcYk

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@TennisworldUSA - Milos Raonic: The only real alternative to the Fab Five? http://dlvr.it/KtkV1Y

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@Tennis - Kyrgios' agent Morris blasts Jankovic for retiring from match after one game. #DailySpin: http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/03/nick-kyrgios-agent-morris-blasts-jankovic-retirement/57968/#.VvbekWOprFI

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@outside_theball - We take you off the tennis court and on the golf course with Novak Djokovic! #MiamiOpen
http://www.outsidetheball.com/novak-djokovic-coach-boris-becker-and-mark-stillitano-tee-up-for-a-game-of-golf/

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@Tennis - Trending Upward: Nicole Gibbs' tennis game catching up to her Twitter game. By @NinaPantic1: http://ow.ly/ZWHCa

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@WTA_insider - Journalist referred to Azarenka-Muguruza as a budding rivalry. Vika: "It's funny to call it a rivalry since we never played each other."

@TimeaOfficial - When you have swiss girls comming to Miami ! @MiamiOpen @WTA #HoppSuisse #SuperPatriot

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Tournament abbreviations

WC
= wildcard (given by the tournament to a player that could not get in on their ranking, or did not enter in time.

PR = protected ranking. This is used when a player has been out for a certain period of time due to injury (I think it's at least 6 months) and their ranking slips down to where they wouldn't get in on their current ranking.

Q = Qualifier.

A = Alternate. Used in qualifying when a player withdraws before their first match. Also used in main draw if there was no qualifying draw and the draw was full before the player withdrew.

LL = Lucky loser. A player that loses in qualifying (usually the final round unless none of the final round losers sign the lucky loser list) and gets into main draw when a main draw player withdraws before their first match.

SE = Special exempt. A player who signed into qualifying of a tournament, but was still playing in the previous week's tournament at the time the qualifying draw was done. This player can get a special exempt into the main draw the following week.

 

 

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