The three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport upset second-ranked Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-2 in the third round at the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday.

Davenport is 17-3 this year with two titles. She rated the win over Ivanovic as her best since returning to the tour last summer.

Hampered by injuries in recent years, Davenport is playing at Key Biscayne for the first time since 2003. , who left the women’s tour in late 2006 to have her first child; her comeback is surely gaining momentum.

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Watch the interview with the new Sony Ericsson Open champion, Nickolay Davydenko from Miami. You sure want to get a glimpse of the euphoria Davydenko must be feeling!

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As the men’s tennis tour moves to clay, top-ranked Roger Federer and No. 2 Rafael Nadal have yet to win a tournament this year.
The tightening race atop the rankings could become a mad scramble in Europe, and Nikolay Davydenko hopes to play a part. He won the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday, beating Nadal 6-4, 6-2.
“Maybe something changes with my tennis here in Miami,” Davydenko said. “The clay- court season’s coming now, and for me it should be different tennis. Maybe I feel more confidence, because I beat very good guys here.”
Davydenko became the first Russian to win the Key Biscayne men’s championship. He won a U.S. tournament for only the second time, and he laughed when asked if the accomplishment will make him famous.

In recent months, Davydenko has been best known for an ATP investigation into heavy wagering on a match he lost last August at an obscure tournament in Poland. He retired in the third set, citing a foot injury, and says he did nothing wrong.

He has accused the ATP of dragging out the investigation, but it proved not to be a distraction at Key Biscayne. Nadal has yet to win a title this year as the tour switches to clay, his favorite surface. He’ll try for his fourth consecutive French Open title beginning next month.

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