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.
Two more seeds went down at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, but No.3 seed Alizé Cornet and No.7 seed Chanelle Scheepers set up a quarterfinal showdown.
Almost exactly a year after stunning Serena Williams at Roland Garros, Virginie Razzano pulled off another big upset on another center court on home turf at the Internationaux de Strasbourg.
Final preparations for the French Open take to the clay of Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France this coming week, with five of the Top 20 players in the world in action.