Sony Ericsson Open: Men’s Finals Preview

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Published: April 3, 2010

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With an upset-stricken field taking over in Miami this year, two opportunistic veterans have stepped up and advanced to Sunday’s final in the Sony Ericsson Open.

Andy Roddick’s progression to the championship Sunday has been well-embraced by the fans at Crandon Park. After training in the Florida area as a junior, Roddick has seen many of the same faces year in and year out for more than a decade.

The tournament staff and transportation crew have almost become like a second family for the 28-year-old, allowing the American to feel a comfort level that is required when capturing one of the sport’s biggest titles.

Roddick’s opponent on Sunday really has no affiliation with Florida—or the American crowd, for that matter. What Tomas Berdych has done during the past 10 days in Miami has been pretty much what he’s lacked his entire career: consistency.

Upsetting Roger Federer in the fourth round, Berdych overcame a sluggish start to dismiss Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals before harnessing all of his weaponry to dismantle Robin Soderling in the semifinals.

Berdych appears to have finally connected the dots in his suspect mental game—a game that has always shown promise, but seldom resolve.

Keeping all of the factors in check as we break down the second Masters 1000 final of the year, let’s take a closer look into Sunday’s marquee match-up.

 

 

Andy Roddick vs. Tomas Berdych

 

Roddick leads the pair’s career head-to-head meetings 5-2, capturing three of five matches on hard-courts.

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