When slow red clay is combined with altitude, sometimes consistency and variety trump power - that was a major theme on Quarterfinal Friday at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem.
Former Top 10 players Daniela Hantuchova, Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta all played their first round matches on Wednesday, but only two of them survived - which one was ousted?
Melinda Czink served up the first big upset of the WTA Brasil Tennis Cup on Monday, rallying to beat No.2 seed Yaroslava Shvedova. Monica Niculescu saved match points to score another upset.