The Sony Ericsson Open Announces Partial Schedule

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SONY ERICSSON OPEN ANNOUNCES PARTIAL SCHEDULE
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Miami, Fla. (www.sonyericssonopen.com) -The Sony Ericsson Open announced a partial playing schedule of matches to be played this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday's day session will feature Argentine star Juan Martin Del Potro against Brazilian native Ricardo Mello. The night session will feature former world No. 1 Dinara Safina at 7:30 pm followed by former World No. 4 and fan favorite James Blake. Both Blake's and Safina's opponents will be determined after the qualifying rounds.

Thursday's day and night sessions will feature WTA seeded players, Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova, respectively. World No. 1 Wozniacki will face either Sofia Arvidsson or Bethanie Mattek-Sands during the day session while former World No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will be the featured match of the evening session at 7:30 pm against either Kristina Barrois or Petra Martic.

Friday's schedule is highlighted by former Sony Ericsson Open men's champions, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, as well as defending women's champion Kim Clijsters. Clijsters, the No. 2 ranked woman in the world, and the fifth-seeded men's player Murray will both take to the court for their second round matches during the day session. The evening session will spotlight Serbian with World No. 2 and 2011 Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic opening the evening session's play at 7:30 pm followed by former World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.

Tickets to the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open are on sale now and can be purchased by phone (305-442-3367) or via internet at www.sonyericssonopen.com. An electrifying two weeks of tennis conclude with the women's final on Saturday, April 2 and the men's final on Sunday, April 3.

Wednesday, March 23
Day Session: Juan Martin Del Potro
Evening Session (7:30pm): Dinara Safina
Followed by: James Blake

Thursday, March 24
Day Session: Caroline Wozniacki
Evening Session (7:30pm): Maria Sharapova

Friday, March 25
Day Session: Andy Murray
Day Session: Kim Clijsters
Evening Session (7:30pm): Novak Djokovic
Followed by: Ana Ivanovic

ABOUT THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN: The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open will be played March 21-April 3 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The two-week combined event is owned and operated by IMG and is widely regarded as the most glamorous event on the ATP and WTA drawing over 300,000 guests each year including the biggest names in music, entertainment and sports. The Sony Ericsson Open is one of nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series events and a Premier Mandatory event on the WTA, and features the top men's and women's tennis players in the world including defending champions Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters. For ticket information, call (305) 442-3367 or visit the website at http://www.SonyEricssonOpen.com.

ABOUT SONY ERICSSON: Sony Ericsson is a 50:50 joint venture by Sony and Ericsson established in October 2001, with global corporate functions located in London and operations in all major markets. Our vision is to become the industry leader in Communication Entertainment; where new styles of communicating through the internet and social media, become entertainment. Sony Ericsson offers exciting consumer experiences through phones, accessories, content and applications, for more information please visit: www.sonyericsson.com.