Miami Open says goodbye to Crandon Park

John Isner and Sloane Stephens have won the final Miami Open singles titles to be contested at Crandon Park. Isner’s championship match against Alexander Zverev closed the tournament’s singles history on Key Biscayne, with the event preparing to move to Hard Rock Stadium next year.

The results gave the farewell an American pair of champions, but the larger story was the end of a familiar setting. For many local spectators, the tournament has meant an island journey and a particular set of courts as much as the names in the draw.

A venue change does not erase that history, yet it alters the practical rituals around an event. Routes, meeting places and the experience of moving between matches will be different. This edition therefore closes two things at once: the year’s competition and a long chapter in Miami tennis’s relationship with Key Biscayne.