Miami Open Masters 2016: Women’s Final Score, Updated Men’s Final Schedule

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Published: April 2, 2016

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Victoria Azarenka defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets Saturday to capture the women's championship at the 2016 Miami Open. It's her third title of the season after previously winning in Brisbane and Indian Wells.

Now the focus will shift to Sunday's title match on the men's side between top-ranked Novak Djokovic and sixth-seeded Kei Nishikori. A victory would already mark the fourth tournament triumph of the campaign for Djokovic, who owns a 27-1 record entering the Miami Masters final.

So let's review Saturday's action from the Crandon Park Tennis Center before looking ahead to another intriguing battle to finish the high-profile event on Sunday.

 

Women's Final Recap

Even though Azarenka is the deserved winner, the championship match was closer than the final scoreline would suggest. Kuznetsova just couldn't come up with enough critical points on her own serve in the first set to take advantage of some shaky moments from the two-time major champion.

Of the nine games in the opening set, eight resulted in a break of serve. The No. 13 seed's singular hold in the second game was the difference. But it was her ability to put constant pressure on Kuznetsova at the service line that earned her the title.

Azarenka stepped in and hit return after return with immense power to immediately turn defense into offense. Her Russian counterpart never found a consistent way to offset that advantage.

Christopher Clarey of the New York Times had high praise for the former world No. 1's return:



Kuznetsova finally held for the first time in her first game of the second set, but the tide had already turned in favor of Azarenka. The champion held serve in all four of her service games in the second and picked up two more breaks to cruise to the finish line.

She didn't have her A-game throughout the entire match, but she found ways to w...
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