17" MBP not resuming when I open the lid

Hey all,
I've got a MBP 17" for more than a year. Since recently, when I close the lid, it seems to go to sleep.
But when I open the lid, the screen remains black, and the little white LED on the front remains dark.
When I close the lid again, the LED lights up white continuously.
When I reopen the lid again, the LED turns dark again.
When in battery mode, the battery indicators on the side show a full battery. When plugged in, nothing changes to this behavior.
When it is open, the CAPS LOCK key seems to respond by switching on its green light. The screen remains black though.
The only thing I can do is hold the power button for a few seconds to do a hard shut down. Then I can boot normally.
What I described doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it's **** annoying.
This doesn't happen when the MBP just hibernates. Only when I close the lid.
Note: I'm using VmWare Fusion daily. When I close my MBP, it is usually after suspendig a virtual machine. Could this be related?
Any hints would be appreciated.
Message was edited by: Michel Grootjans

Hi BonduScience,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
Have you updated your OS to Mavericks?  If so, the power button is now used to wake the computer.
OS X Mavericks: Using the power button
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5869
OS X Mavericks updates the power button behavior on Mac computers. 
Using the Power Button to Sleep & Wake
Tap the power button in Mavericks to put your Mac to sleep or to wake it up:
Tap the power button once to put your Mac to sleep.
Tap the power button again to wake your Mac.
Press the power button for less than a half a second to sleep or wake your Mac. This duration is similar to pressing the Space bar or Return key to wake your Mac. The power button works this way across all Macs using OS X Mavericks, including both notebook and desktop computers.
OS X Mavericks: Log out, sleep, and shut down
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13962
If trying this new behavior does not resolve your issue, additional troubleshooting steps would be to reset the system SMC and PRAM. 
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
OS X Mavericks: Reset your computer’s PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph14222
Cheers,
- Judy

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