Miami, Fla. (www.sonyericssonopen.com) – Defending Sony Ericsson Open Champion Novak Djokovic captured his first Grand Slam title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) win over unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to claim the Australian Open singles crown. With the win, Djokovic becomes the first Serbian to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Seeded third at the event, Djokovic made his way to the final without dropping a set which included a 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over World No. 1 Roger Federer in the semifinals. His straight set victories also included wins over No. 19 seed Leyton Hewitt in the fourth round and fifth-seeded David Ferrer in the quarterfinals.

Djokovic has now compiled eight-career ATP titles, five last season including his first Master’s Series title at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

The win makes Djokovic the first player other than Federer or Rafael Nadal to win a Grand Slam title since Marat Safin defeated Leyton Hewitt in the 2005 Australian Open final.

Additionally, the 20-year old Belgrade native becomes the fourth youngest Australian Open champion in the Open era and the ninth youngest man to reach four or more consecutive Grand Slam semifinals.

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 2008 tour culminates with the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, in November.