So hard for it, honey - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Safarova fought hard all week and emerged with their second and biggest doubles title together at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Madrid may be just their second tournament together, but on Saturday Cara Black and Marina Erakovic will take on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Safarova for the title
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her fifth WTA title - and first on clay - at the Portugal Open. And the Russian isn't scared of her next match - a first round with Victoria Azarenka in Madrid.
There's a first for everything in tennis, and in Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova's case at the Portugal Open on Friday, two firsts - what two things did the Russian accomplish for the first time?
Sometimes it's hard for a player to take what their coach tells them and make that change - but there's a reason why Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova doesn't push back with her new coach.
Romina Oprandi beat Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the semifinals of the Portugal Open. Which Top 20 Russian does she have next - and how many Top 20 players has she beaten before?
Sunday was a special day for Serena Williams for many reasons, and afterwards her team came onto the court to celebrate - including her very sharply-dressed dog. What's that pooch's name?
The No.1 teenager in the world had a career-best win and the Spanish No.1 left it all out there, but it's eight other players who are still standing in Madrid. See all the best pics here.
The underdogs rose up at the Portugal Open in Oeiras this past week, with the No.3 seed winning the singles title and No.2 seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Chan Hao-Ching the doubles.
From the opening ceremony to Germans rising up at their home event and a number of off-court appearances, the WTA stars shone on and off the court at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
From glowing raindrops to the WTA stars hitting the fluff off the ball and the most ambitious of fans, check out some of the more artistic photos from on and off the court in Monterrey.
From autograph sessions to crowd interaction over to the press room, the stars of the WTA - including Urszula Radwanska - kept the fans of Monterrey engaged even after their matches.
Two of the best doubles players in the world joined forces at the Family Circle Cup and did very, very well - but an unseeded, unheralded team had just enough fight to beat them to the title.
Set against a gorgeous mountain backdrop, the final of the Monterrey Open took place on Sunday, with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Angelique Kerber battling it out in front of a packed crowd.