Serena Williams' career-best winning streak kept growing at Roland Garros on Sunday, as she rolled past Anna Tatishvili in the first round - a far cry from her first round match last year.
In the match of the day from Day 1 of Roland Garros, Urszula Radwanska held off several fightbacks from Venus Williams to prevail over the former No.1 in a three-hour, 19-minute marathon.
It didn't take long for the first big upset at the French Open, as the No.11 seed, Nadia Petrova, was sent packing in a thriller at the hands of Puerto Rican teenager Monica Puig on Sunday.
After a slew of washouts throughout the week Kaia Kanepi and Peng Shuai had to double up at the Brussels Open on Saturday, but it was Kanepi who came out on top after a very tense finish.
Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka met the press in Paris this week, discussing everything from Rafael Nadal's comeback, being defending champion and adjusting to clay.
Home turf, same turf - could there any better preparation? Alizé Cornet gave herself a huge boost on the eve of her home Grand Slam, taking home the Internationaux de Strasbourg title.
Jamie Hampton edged Roberta Vinci to reach her first Premier-level semifinal at the Brussels Open. It was her third Top 20 win - who were her first two Top 20 wins? Kaia Kanepi also advanced.