No.5 seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears were ousted as the doubles event kicked off on Monday, but World No.4 doubles player Andrea Hlavackova slid through smoothly with Petra Martic.
Kristina Mladenovic and Lucie Safarova made quite an impression in their first tournament together, winning the Premier-level Family Circle Cup doubles title in Charleston on Sunday.
The Czech Republic and Italy, who have combined to win the last four years of Fed Cup, set up a semifinal clash in the 2013 edition of the international competition. Italy's win came down to the wire.
Kristina Mladenovic got the best win of her young career at the Open GDF SUEZ on Tuesday, taking out Julia Goerges in a 75 57 76(4) thriller. Roberta Vinci had a quicker day at the office.
A former quarterfinalist at the Australian Open, Lucie Safarova made headlines again in 2012 with her Fed Cup heroics and dance moves. Get to know the Czech No.2 a little better...
Andrea Hlavackova was one of the breakthrough stars of the 2012 season, and now, with the Andrea Hlavackova Foundation, she will try to help others in need. Read all about it here...
