Surgery, finding her range again in Fed Cup and on the ITF Circuit - it was all worth it. Elena Baltacha made a winning return to WTA-level competition at the Brussels Open on Monday.
Ekaterina Makarova rallied back from a first set blowout to record the biggest win of her career against Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday. Azarenka was 18-0 on the year going into the match.
One minute you're doing algebra, the next minute you're beating the World No.5 - it was all in a day's work for Madison Keys as the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open continued Sunday.
Three players saved match point to win their Family Circle Cup openers on Monday, including Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who won the longest match of the year so far. Who else saved match point?
Andrea Petkovic was among the late winners on Day 3 of the Sony Open Tennis. The night match between Venus Williams and Kimiko Date-Krumm went down to the wire - who came out on top?
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.
The Czech Republic took an early lead against Australia but the other three World Group ties - including Italy's tie with the United States - were locked at 1-1 after Day 1 of Fed Cup play.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci battled back from 63 53 down - as well as 3-0 down in the third set - to win a nail-biter against the Williams sisters in the doubles quarterfinals Tuesday.
