When slow red clay is combined with altitude, sometimes consistency and variety trump power - that was a major theme on Quarterfinal Friday at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem.
Former Top 10 players Daniela Hantuchova, Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta all played their first round matches on Wednesday, but only two of them survived - which one was ousted?
The Top 2 seeds won their openers at the BNP Paribas Katowice Open on Wednesday, with Petra Kvitova and Roberta Vinci both moving on in straight sets at the indoor clay court stop.
Playing her first match in more than six months after battling a right heel injury, Kaia Kanepi took just 54 minutes to blaze through her opening match at the BNP Paribas Katowice Open.
Melinda Czink served up the first big upset of the WTA Brasil Tennis Cup on Monday, rallying to beat No.2 seed Yaroslava Shvedova. Monica Niculescu saved match points to score another upset.
From early round upsets to an all-Spanish team coming out on top, the best action in Katowice wasn't restricted to the singles court - see some of the best doubles pics right here.
Venus Williams wasn't the only Grand Slam champion and former World No.1 gracing the grounds of the WTA Brasil Tennis Cup this past week - a certain Brazilian sports legend was there too...
The stars of the WTA made the last edition of the US National Indoor Tennis Championships a special one over the last week, making appearances off the court and wowing crowds on the court.