Miami-Sony Ericsson Open 2007

World number one, Roger Federer won over the Spanish Nicolas Almagro, in straight sets, 7-5 6-3, this Monday. With this victory, Federer moved closer to a Sony Ericsson Open hat trick.

Federer recovers from the shock on Indian Wells’ second round loss and tries to become the first player to win three consecutives titles in the Miami’s Master Series, since the retired Andre Agassi.

Almagro had a good first set, almost reaching a tiebreak with the Swiss player, but, with 6-5, his double-fault, gave to Federer the break and the first set.

Angry, and slamming his racquet, the Spansih player wasn’t a threat to Roger anymore, who easily finished the game with a 2-0 win. Federer seamed to be very happy with his performance while advancing to the Fourth round at the Sony Ericsson Open, and improving his season record to 14-1.

In other results, the Russian Davydenko was surprised by the American Amer Delic, with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 loss, as Tommy Robredo advances to nest round.

In women’s play, the Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne advanced to quarter-finals with an easy 6-3 6-2 win over Russia’s Vera Zvonareva, guaranteeing the first spot on the raking, that she took last week from Maria Sharapova, which by the way, won as well.

The world number one’s compatriot Kim Clijsters, on the other hand, lost to Li Na, from China, by 4-6 6-4 6-2.

 That’s how goes the Sonic Ericsson Open 2007 for now. Keep an eye on it. For more information, click here.