Kicking off the European red clay season with its traditionally stacked draw, the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix saw no shortage of fabulous points in its first round. Vote for your favorite below.
Tatjana Maria
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Facing break point in a key game midway through the first set against Angelique Kerber, Emma Raducanu
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Marketa Vondrousova
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Few players can do much when Liudmila Samsonova
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After a one-sided first set, Tatjana Maria
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Laura Siegemund
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