{"id":3538,"date":"2018-04-01T16:37:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T16:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2018-04-01T16:37:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T16:37:53","slug":"slone-stephens-wins-miami-open-against-jelena-ostapenko-in-two-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/slone-stephens-wins-miami-open-against-jelena-ostapenko-in-two-sets","title":{"rendered":"Slone Stephens Wins Miami Open against Jelena Ostapenko in Two Sets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sloane Stephens holds trophy after winning Miami Open<\/p><\/div>\n

Sloane Stephens entered the court the underdog in the women\u2019s final at the Miami Open yesterday. However, it was Stephens who had her hometown crowd support behind her that proved to be the to dominate in the final that saw her winning 7-6 and 6-1 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Stephens wooed her hometown crowd and posed for pictures and autographs for over a half hour after the game and trophy celebration had come to an end. For Sloane Stephens<\/a>, this will be the last time playing at Key Biscayne<\/strong> as the tournament is moving to its new location to the Miami Dolphins Stadium, and will be one she never forgets being the last Masters tournament to be played near her hometown of Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n

Commenting after the game, Stephens said,<\/p>\n

“This place is pretty special to me. I\u2019m definitely happy I could be the last person to win here. I\u2019ve had some amazing experiences here, and I\u2019ll definitely miss it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Stephens was somewhat surprised by the reaction of the crowd when James Blake, the director of the Miami Open tournament mentioned that the tournament was being relocated next year.<\/p>\n

“I was kind of confused by that. I\u2019m excited for the move. I think it will be great for the tournament \u2014 a new facility. I\u2019m sure it will be beautiful.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WTA<\/strong><\/p>\n