We’re still talking about Miami's Sony Ericsson Open, well it's not often called the fifth Grand Slam for nothing. As you know, Serena Williams won this last one and collected her fifth title at the prestigious event. So what’s the secret behind Serena’s domination at the Sony Ericsson Open? Here’s what she herself says:

Ok so I had a pretty decent tournament and people want to know why I have won there 5 times… Hummm well I have so many friends that come out to the tournament! All my friends from Palm Beach everything. So when I come to play in Miami if I lose too many people will be mad at me! So that's my secret!

Serena also stated how she has never been angrier after winning a tournament and added: "I feel like I should have won that final easier, but after all a win is a win right???" That's right, Serena. (source: Serena's official site, photo via Yahoo)

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Jelena Jankovic went out to dinner with Hollywood stars Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. Read more »

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The Sony Ericsson Open final between Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams was extremely fun to watch. Tennis writer Peter Bodo wrote an article just as interesting. I suggest you to read the whole piece, but I'll present you the quotes I like most.

Peter Bodo seems to be equally impressed as me by Jelena Jankovic’s athleticism and her fantastic defense. I like the way he put it: "Just because she's gone off your TV screen or out of your peripheral vision doesn't mean the ball she's chasing won't come spinning back, sky-high over the net." Haha, so true. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy watching Jankovic’s matches so much. Read more »

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What a final! Before saying anything I must congratulate both players, especially Jelena Jankovic for not giving up and making the Sony Ericsson Open final more than worth watching. Still, better tennis was definitely displayed by Serena Williams and the final score 6-1 5-7 6-3 shows it.

This match was so fantastic, that I could write five pages about it, but will try to make it short.

The first set started calmly, with both players holding their first service games without trouble. But from the third game onwards, eight games in a row belonged to Williams, that was up until 6-1 3-0. World No.3 Jankovic rarely shot winners, made many errors, wasn't moving as well as she can, and her weak serve was killing her. Williams’ serve, on the other hand, worked exceptionally well, she hit winners, and the Serb won only few points on Williams' serve. Read more »

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World No.3 Jelena Jankovic didn't look back in her semifinal against world No.20 Vera Zvonareva and beat the Russian 6-1 6-4 to set up a meeting with defending champion Serena Williams in the Sony Ericsson Open final.

Fourth seed Jankovic started the match with her service game, which she won after quite a long fight. But as soon as JJ warmed up nothing could hold her back, and she quickly established a 4-0 lead in the first set. Then Zvonareva, seeded 19th, broke Jankovic without losing a point, but her luck was short lived. Jankovic rebroke right away, and decisively took the first set.

Nothing seemed to go Zvonareva's way. She made unforced errors and double faults. Jankovic's game, on the other hand, was very solid. After losing the first set, demoralized Zvonareva broke her racquet in frustration. Read more »

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