Coral Gables, Fla. (www.sonyericssonopen.com) – In a battle of the last two men to win the Sony Ericsson Open, top-seed Roger Federer captured his 12th career Grand Slam title on Sunday with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 win over rising 20-year-old Serbian star Novak Djokovic in the final of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York.

With his 12th Grand Slam title, Federer surpassed Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver and tied Roy Emerson for second on the all-time list. He is now two shy of Pete Sampras’ all-time record of 14 major titles.

Federer, who was playing in his 10th straight Grand Slam final, also became just the second player in history to win four consecutive US Open titles joining Bill Tilden (1920-25).

Djokovic, playing in his first Grand Slam final, broke Federer to take a 6-5 lead and then looked poised to win the opening set going up 40-0 on his ensuing service game. But the World’s No. 1 ranked player fought off five set points to break back and even the set at 6-6. Federer went on to win the tiebreak, 7-4.

The second set nearly followed the same script as the first. Djokovic led 6-5 and held two set points on Federer’s serve. But Federer once again held off Djokovic sending the set to another tiebreaker which he dominated, 7-2.

Djokovic continued to battle in the third set but could not stop Federer on this night. On match point Djokovic’s drop shot hit the net sending Federer to his knees in celebration.

The US Open final was a match-up of the two men who have won the last three Sony Ericsson Open titles. Federer won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006 while Djokovic captured this year’s Sony Ericsson Open crown.

Djokovic’s win this year in Miami marked his first ATP Master’s Series title and was a stepping stone to his rise up the rankings which included semifinal berths at both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.

ABOUT THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN: The 2008 Sony Ericsson Open will be played March 26- April 6 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 2007, Novak Djokovic defeated Guillermo Canas for his first Sony Ericsson Open title, while Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin to win her fourth title in Miami. 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, including R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China, India 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 2007 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.