It was a surprisingly smooth swap from hardcourt of Miami to the Charleston clay for Serena Williams, who took advantage of a bye to reach the third round with an opening defeat of Italian Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-3
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.