2007 Sony Ericson Open

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• ＵＲＬ：http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/
• 期間：2007年3月21日〜4月1日(ミルカの誕生日！)
• 日本との時差：-13 （タイムゾーン：EST）

GO! ROGER!!!

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World's #1 Roger Federer Opens Title Defense on March 24

10-Time Grand Slam Champ and World's #1 Roger Federer Opens Title Defense on March 24
Full Evening of Entertainment to Feature Fashion, Fire and Music

MIAMI – Two-time defending champion and world’s No. 1 Roger Federer will make his first appearance at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. on Stadium Court, highlighting a full night of entertainment at the Crandon Park Tennis Center that will include a fashion show, a ‘FIRE’ performance and a special guest anthem singer, Tournament Director Adam Barrett announced Wednesday.

One of the most dominant athletes of any sport, the 10-time Grand Slam champion reached a new milestone Monday when he broke Jimmy Connors' 30-year-old mark with his 161st week at the top of the ATP rankings, a streak that began Feb. 2, 2004.

Coinciding with his first appearance of the tournament, the Sony Ericsson Open will host a fashion show featuring the designs of Roberto Cavalli at the Nexxus Fashion Park and a pre-match entertainment spectacular on Stadium Court that will feature a fire themed dance show and an appearance by teen American pop singer JoJo, who will not only perform the national anthem but will also sing one of her hit songs.

Fans attending the evening session are encouraged to arrive when the gates open at 5:00 p.m. in order to get a good vantage point for the Cavalli Fashion Show scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. The world-renowned and exclusive designer for Christina Aguilera’s Back to Basics World Tour, Cavalli will showcase his designs that can be found in boutiques worldwide including New York, Miami, Paris, Rome, London, Moscow and Milan.

Once the models are finished gracing the stage, fans should get to their stadium seats early for the pre-match entertainment extravaganza which will begin at 7:40 pm with JoJo performing a song on stadium court.

The 16-year old entertainer made waves in the music industry in 2004 when her song “Leave (Get Out)” from her debut album reached No. 1 on the Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart, making JoJo at 13 the youngest solo artist to top a Billboard chart. Her sophomore album, The High Road, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in October and the first single “Too Little, Too Late” reached No. 3 on the Hot 100.

At the conclusion of JoJo’s performance, spectators will be awed and amazed by ‘FIRE’, a Triton Productions show featuring pyrotechnic performers, fire dancers and percussion drummers. JoJo will then take Stadium Court once again to perform the national anthem, which will be followed by Federer and his opponent entering the court under the stadium lights.

Holding a career tournament record of 25-6, Federer enters the Sony Ericsson Open seeking his third straight title, which if captured, would tie him with Andre Agassi (2001-03) for most consecutive men’s singles titles in the tournament’s history.

Federer’s potential opponent will be announced with the rest of the men’s and women’s tournament draw at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 19. With a first-round bye, he will have two extra days to prepare for his opening match.

The 23rd Sony Ericsson Open, played at Miami-Dade County’s Crandon Park Tennis Center on Key Biscayne, will be played March 21 – April 1. Tickets for the March 24 evening session and the entire tournament are available by calling 305-442-3367 or by accessing SonyEricssonOpen.com.

ABOUT THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN: The 2007 Sony Ericsson Open will be played March 21- April 1 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The 12-day combined event, founded by Butch Buchholz in 1985, is owned by IMG. The Sony Ericsson Open is one of nine ATP Masters Series events on the ATP calendar, a top tier event on the Sony Ericsson WTA TOUR calendar, and features the top men's and women's tennis players in the world. In 2006, Roger Federer won his second straight title by defeating Ivan Ljubicic, while Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Maria Sharapova to win her first Sony Ericsson Open title. For ticket information, call (305) 442-3367 or visit the website at http://www.SonyEricssonOpen.com.

ABOUT SONY ERICSSON: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications serves the global communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones, accessories and PC-cards. Established as a joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in 2001, with global corporate functions located in London, the company employs over 7,500 people worldwide, including R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China and America. Sony Ericsson celebrated the 5th anniversary of the start of the joint venture on 1st October, 2006.

Sony Ericsson is the global title sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association, and works with the Association to promote the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in over 80 cities during the year. The tour culminates with the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid, Spain, in November. Effective 2007 Sony Ericsson is the title sponsor of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, in March.

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World's #1 Roger Federer Opens Title Defense on March 24

10-Time Grand Slam Champ and World's #1 Roger Federer Opens Title Defense on March 24
Full Evening of Entertainment to Feature Fashion, Fire and Music

MIAMI – Two-time defending champion and world’s No. 1 Roger Federer will make his first appearance at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. on Stadium Court, highlighting a full night of entertainment at the Crandon Park Tennis Center that will include a fashion show, a ‘FIRE’ performance and a special guest anthem singer, Tournament Director Adam Barrett announced Wednesday.

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