The art of the comeback was a big theme in Madrid on Wednesday night, with Angelique Kerber, Maria Kirilenko, Daniela Hantuchova and Ana Ivanovic all rallying from a set down to win.
They were down 2-0 after Saturday, but Russia won all three matches on Sunday to overcome Slovakia in the Fed Cup semifinals, 3-2. Meanwhile, the other semifinal was left on a cliffhanger.
Dominika Cibulkova and Daniela Hantuchova gave Slovakia a 2-0 lead on Day 1 of their Fed Cup semifinal tie against Russia. Cibulkova won a tight one against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Angelique Kerber and Maria Kirilenko will play for the first time in the semifinals in Monterrey. They are the second-highest-ranked pair not to have played each other - who's the highest?
Lauren Davis won a dramatic second set tie-break to reach the quarterfinals of the Monterrey Open. Angelique Kerber and Maria Kirilenko rounded out the final eight - who's up next?
Simona Halep was among those snapping up spots in the last 32 at the Sony Open Tennis on Friday. Also among the winners were Maria Sharapova and the WTA's match win leader for the year.
Maria Sharapova rifled a forehand winner on match point to beat Maria Kirilenko in the second semifinal of the BNP Paribas Open. The former No.1 will now move from No.3 back to No.2.
The WTA stars haven't just been lighting up the courts of Indian Wells, they've been lighting up the press room. Who was named after a mermaid? Who thinks about juggling on the court?
