Getting to Know

German tennis is on a bit of a roll at present and 21-year-old Dinah Pfizenmaier could soon be joining Angelique Kerber and company at the top of the game.

Twilight-reading, cheese-loving Daria Gavrilova is the latest product to emerge from the Mouratoglou Academy, where she is being mentored by one of her tennis idols.

Mallory Burdette is the latest product of the prolific US collegiate system and now on tour full time she is starting to make an impression.

In Bogotá, Teliana Pereira became the first Brazilian to appear in a WTA semifinal since 1990. Now, the reggae-listening 24-year-old has her sights set on the Top 100.

Russia is not exactly short on tennis talent, but at last month's Australian Open a new star emerged in the shape of Valeria Savinykh.

Yulia Putintseva learnt her trade at the legendary Spartak Tennis Club and now she's looking to follow in the footsteps of its famous graduates.

A late-season surge saw Edina Gallovits-Hall sneak into the main draw for the Australian Open and her reward was a first round with Serena Williams.

Kirsten Flipkens is playing some of the best tennis of her career at the moment. And she's doing it all without a full-time coach.

For too long tennis has lived in the shadow of baseball and boxing in Puerto Rico. But, if Monica Puig has anything to say about it, this may not be the case for much longer.

Elina Svitolina finished 2012 with a bang, but what makes the former Roland Garros junior champ tick on and off the court?