Destination Miami Open

Destination: Miami Open. Tradition is good. Change is good. So after over a decade of adventures at Indian Wells, this year I am headed to the Miami Open instead of the desert. And I suggest that every Tennisplayer subscriber join me! The dates? Monday, March 21 through Sunday, April 2. I’ll be there the first week, so email me. (jyandell@tennisplayer.net.) The maindraw starts on Wednesday. And let’s get the full name in: that’s the Miami Open presented by Itau Bank. The tournament administrators think everyone should refer to it that way at all times. Which is doubly funny because it’s not technically in Miami, it’s in Key Biscayne, in Crandon Park, which is public the rest of the year. So a little bit different environment and atmosphere–not only from increasingly high tech and elitist Indian Wells, but also from the actual city of Miami. Still it’s one of the biggest events in the world with both the men and the women–and that means everybody that isn’t hurt is supposed to be there. Osmosis in a New Town Just writing that sentence and the idea of watching pro tennis at close range is getting the inspiration going. Last year Djokovic beat…