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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. cheap jerseys from china . -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won his third Sony Ericsson Open title Sunday, holding every service game to beat Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 (4). Djokovic also won in 2007 and last year. Only six-time champion Andre Agassi won more mens titles. The lone break point Djokovic faced came in the fifth game, and he erased that. In the tiebreaker he lost only one service point, went ahead to stay when Murray double-faulted to make it 3-2, and closed out the victory when the Scotsman sailed his final forehand long. Djokovic didnt lose a set in six rounds, and saved 25 of 30 break points against him. "I had a great tournament," Djokovic said. "I managed to play my best tennis when I needed to." He improved to 20-2 this year and 90-8 since the start of 2011. He has won five Grand Slam titles, including the past three in a row. Now begins the clay season culminating with the French Open, the only major event Djokovic has yet to win. The No. 4-seeded Murray was fresh but rusty after needing only three matches to reach the final. He advanced twice due to walkovers, and was playing for the first time since Wednesday, which may have explained his slow start. The lopsided early score was a bit misleading, but Djokovic won the pivotal points and hit an ace to close out the 47-minute first set. The tense second set featured a succession of entertaining rallies. Djokovic lost one 26-stroke baseline exchange that left him panting, hands on his knees on the sunny, hot afternoon. Eager to finish, he twice was forced to deuce on his serve in the second set and slapped his hips in frustration more than once, wary of a Murray rally. "Thats why hes right at the top -- he always comes back, even if you feel you have control of the match," Djokovic said. "Im really happy to close it out in straight sets." The final matched two of the games best returners, but it was serving that dominated. Murray faced eight break points and erased six. Djokovics serve was even better. When the Serb had closed out the win, he screamed to match the roar from the crowd, looked to the sky, pumped his arms and blew kisses -- a celebratory routine now well-rehearsed. jerseys from china . -- Ervin Santana plans to give the ball from his 100th career win to his mother. cheap nfl jerseys china . The right-hander said he threw about 30 pitches in a routine bullpen session Sunday at Yankee Stadium, his final hurdle before starting Tuesday night at Tampa Bay. http://www.chinawholesalejersey.us.com/ . Toronto was dominated in a 4-1 loss Wednesday at the TD Garden, the Leafs first playoff game since 2004. Game 2 goes Saturday night. Lupul was upbeat in a pithy two-minute, 14-second post-practice meeting with the media Friday. cheap nfl jerseys . Australia took a 22-3 lead into halftime and nearly blew it all. Luciano Orquera, who had knocked over each of his previous five kicks, put a penalty heartbreakingly wide in the final minute as Italy missed out on a historic first draw against Australia. wholesale nfl jerseys . -- The pack is back.THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Esteban Toledo celebrated Cinco de Mayo by becoming the first Mexican winner in Champions Tour history, beating Mike Goodes with a par on the third hole of a playoff Sunday in the Insperity Championship. The 50-year-old Toledo, making his ninth start on the 50-and-over tour, eagled the opening hole and finished with a 5-under 67 to match Goodes and Gene Sauers at 6-under 210 at The Woodlands Country Club. Cinco de Mayo marks the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, when Mexican troops defeated a French army of Napoleon III, then considered the mightiest military in the world. "Its a special day for me," Toledo said. "Its a holiday and its just winning on that day is the most incredible thing Ive ever done, because winning on the Champions Tour, its hard. I have dreams and goals in my life that I was going to win on the Champions Tour, and I think Im going to keep winning. I believe in myself that I can go up there and win again and again and again." Toledo gave a lot of credit to caddie Larry Dittman. "Yeah, Larry Dittman really helped me in the playoff to stay focused on the game and kept telling me to finish your swing," Toledo said. "Obviously, Ive been working with my coach but my caddie really, really got me in the game." Goodes shot a 72, and Sauers -- eliminated on the second playoff hole with a double bogey-- had a 74. Toledo, seven strokes behind Sauers entering the round, earned $270,000 for his second victory in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. He also won the Web.com Tours 22005 Lake Erie Charity Classic. cheap jerseys From China . "I felt great this morning," Toledo said. "I told my wife that I was going to go out and shoot a 66 and catch up with them. And I shoot 67. I guess that was good enough, but I was very focused on the game all day long." The three players parred the first extra hole on the par-4 18th. Sauers dropped out on the second playoff hole -- also on the 18th -- after hitting his second shot into the water behind the green. Toledo and Goodes went to the par-4 17th, and Toledo won with a tap-in par after Goodes missed a 5-footer. "I played really good today," Goodes said. "I made four bogeys and never hit a bad shot." Sauers had a triple bogey on the par-5 15th, the easiest hole in the tournament and one that he birdied in the first two rounds. "I hit a bad chip shot and three-putted," Sauers said. "I gave the greens a little too much respect, thinking they were really fast, gave them too much respect and left it way short." The three-time PGA Tour winner rebounded with a birdie on the par-3 16th to regain a share of the lead. Toledo had a chance to pull ahead on the final hole, but his 20-foot birdie putt curved away at the last instant. Mark Calcavecchia and Loren Roberts tied for fourth at 3 under. Calcavecchia shot 69, and Roberts had a 72. Bernhard Langer kept the top spot in the Charles Schwab Cup points race. He closed with a 72 to tie for 25th at 5 over. Fred Funk, the 2012 winner, also finished 5 over after a 70. ' ' '
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