Sloane's 'special' hometown triumph

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida - Half an hour after Sloane Stephens won her hometown tournament, she lingered on the confetti-covered court, posing for photos and signing autographs as if reluctant to leave Key Biscayne.

The Miami Open is moving, and Stephens became the final women's champion on the picturesque island by beating Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Saturday.

Stephens was born in South Florida, played on Key Biscayne as a junior and lives in nearby Fort Lauderdale. That made the reigning US Open champion especially eager to win the Miami Open before it moves 18 miles north next year to suburbia and the NFL Dolphins' stadium.