Samantha Stosur was and remains #9, and is the top Istanbul alternate. But her loss here makes it rather harder for her to reach #8 even if she gets to play a match or two in Istanbul.
It was the end of an era at Crandon Park for the Miami Open last year. From the Lipton, to the Nasdaq 100, to the Sony Ericsson, to the Sony, to the Miami Open presented by Itau, Key Biscayne saw it all.