Reigning World No.1 Serena Williams and former World No.1s Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic and Victoria Azarenka are in action.

Francesca Schiavone and Samantha Stosur were among several teams advancing in lopsided fashion at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Every month there's a lot happening with the WTA in China - off the court, on the social media pages of Chinese players, hot topics - catch up on all of the best from April right here...