Israeli Andy Ram and Max Mirnyi of Belarus won their second ATP World Tour team title after defeating Australians Ashley Fisher and Stephen Huss 6-7, 6-2 (10-7). The match was decided on a 10-point "super tie-break". It was the first all-unseeded final in Miami since 1991.

This is the second title for the Belarusian-Israeli duo, they won their first ATP World Tour title on its partnership debut in Vienna last October (d. Peya-Petzschner). They have a 15-4 match record.

"I come to this tournament just driving from my home. It's door-to-door a three hour drive," said Mirnyi, who lives in Bradenton. "I have so many people over the years coming to join me and coming from South Florida and Georgia and New York to this location this time of year, spring break. I go through the crowds, and from young to old I have people recognizing me and saying hello from this year, that year. They're remembering that match. Certainly makes you feel special, because sometimes we forget how old we are, and it's a good reminder. In a way it's a pleasant reminder, because I've been fortunate to have a long career. I haven't missed this tournament since '95. It's just a great feeling."

Ram added, "I think playing with Max the last two tournaments, winning many matches is giving us the confidence that we come back from any situation. We came back in the last two weeks from any situation possible. I've been playing tennis for many years, and the situations we came back from were really, the comebacks we did, I don't remember myself doing it in the past. It's really giving you confidence getting back from match points in Indian Wells, and then here doing it again. I just felt in the first set that we didn't play our best tennis, and then through the second set we started playing normal, I think. We kept up the level, that's it. I think we pretty much had control of the match from the second set."


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Andy Ram and Max Mirnyi win Sony Ericsson Open doubles title