Sony Ericsson has announced that Dee Dutta, Corporate Vice President and Head of Marketing, decided to leave the company on March 31st.

What does this have to do with women's tennis? Dutta was the one responsible for the partnership of Sony Ericsson and Women’s Tennis Association Tour. That affiliation brought about the Sony Ericsson Open which is currently being played in Miami, Florida.

"I am very proud of the achievements that my team and I have made in growing the brand and look forward to the next challenge in my career" said Dutta, who served Sony Ericsson for six years. (via Black Tennis Pros)

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So far we’ve seen the photos, but now there's a video clip of the first ever game of tennis on water. As you probably know the event featured tennis stars Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, and took place atop Miami's Gansevoort South Hotel overlooking South Beach.

Confident Serena Williams said: "I like hardcourts, I like grasscourts, I like claycourts, I can play on anything, including water."

The purpose of the match was to celebrate the start of the Sony Ericsson Open.

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After winning the Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells, Ana Ivanovic set off to Miami for the Sony Ericsson Open and world No.2 ATP player Rafael Nadal offered to give her a lift as he had an extra seat on a private plane (as I understand, he rented that plane). Nice of Rafa to think of his colleagues, but on the other hand, I don’t know of anyone who would miss an opportunity to spend a few hours with Ana.

Ana Ivanovic is seeded second at the Sony Ericsson Open and the first player she'll meet will be either Emilie Loit or Virginia Ruano Pascual. Reminder: Last year, Ivanovic was beaten in the second round already. (Miami Herald via Tennis Planet)

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Serena Williams took part in the first ever tennis match on water, together with second-ranked men's tennis player Rafael Nadal.

The event took place atop Miami's Gansevoort South Hotel overlooking South Beach on its first day of business. The custom-made court was constructed in the 110-foot swimming pool set in the Gansevoort's exclusive 22,000-square-foot rooftop retreat. Read more »

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The Sony Ericsson Open has signed a four-year contract extension with TennisPlaza.com to carry on as the official tennis racquet retailer at the Tournament.

TennisPlaza.com has been part of the Sony Ericsson Open for the last six years, beginning with a modest 200 square foot on-site tent (offering Babolat and Prince products), now expanded to a 2,600 square foot store on Tournament grounds, representing Babolat, Prince, Head, Wilson, Dunlop, Volkl, Fischer, Tecnifibre, Yonex, Luxilon, Kirschbaum and Gamma products. Read more »

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