Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray in Miami Masters final

World number one Novak Djokovic lived up to his ranking with a comprehensive victory over Britain's Andy Murray to capture a third Miami Masters title.

Murray beat Djokovic in the 2009 final but this time the Serb prevailed 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in two hours and 18 minutes.

"The conditions were tough," Murray said of the high temperatures in Key Biscayne. "There were lots of really long points and it was a long match.

"Novak deserved to win today and has played the best tennis all week."

Read details: BBC Sport Tennis

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Sharapova loses Miami final to Polish Radwanska

To her utter dismay, Russian and World Number Two Maria Sharapova failed to realize her dream of winning the Miami's women single title even in her fourth attempt Saturday night when World Number Four Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska beat her 7-5, 6-4. 

Although Sharapova was the hot favourite for the Saturday's final, with a7-1 head-to-head lead over Radwanska, but the Polish girl was more aggressive, consistent and resilient than the Russian. It seems Miami has become a dumping ground for Sharapova.

For the 23 years old Polish Radwanska, this is the second title win of 2012, having won at Dubai earlier this year.

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Nadal's knee injury abandons semi final against Murray at Miami

While everyone looked towards watching an important match of the Miami Masters Friday night, Nadal, the hot favourite pulled out of the match three hours before because of his knee injury that has been bothering him since long.

“I am not ready to compete,”’ Nadal explained at a mid-day press conference, shaking his head and grimacing. “I am very sorry for the fans. I’m very sorry for the tournament. I’m for sorry for everybody who was ready to watch the match on television. But I cannot go on court and lie to everybody.”

Murray advances to Sunday’s final against the winner of Friday’s night match between top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Juan Monaco. The Scot will surely be well-rested, as his third-round opponent, Milos Raonic, also withdrew before their match. Nadal texted Murray with the news Friday morning.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/30/2723618/ailing-rafael-nadal-pulls-out.html#storylink=cpy

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