Petra Kvitova's fairytale start to her maternity comeback was thwarted by an outstanding serving day for Britain's Jodie Burrage at the ATX Open.

Barbora Krejcikova and Venus Williams will not be heading to the California desert for next week's BNP Paribas Open. Krejcikova has withdrawn from the Sunshine Double due to a back injury.

Qualifier Daria Saville saved four set points en route to upsetting No. 6 seed Marta Kostyuk in the Merida Open Akron first round. The result was Saville's first tour-level win since Wimbledon 2024, her first Top 20 win since Washington 2022 and her first defeat of Kostyuk in three meetings.

Zennap Sonmez advanced to the second round of the Merida Open Akron by defeating No. 8 seed Maria Sakkari 7-5, 6-2.

No. 8 seed Suzan Lamens triumphed in a barnburner over Kamilla Rakhimova in the ATX Open first round, coming from 3-1 down in the third set to advance.

Greet Minnen came from a set down to quell qualifier Wei Sijia in the ATX Open first round.

Kamilla Rakhimova stole this point from Suzan Lamens in the ATX Open first round with some superb scrambling and a sneak move up the court.

Petra Martic lost five games to Sloane Stephens to set up a second-round clash with top seed Emma Navarro at the 2025 Merida Open Akron.

On Saturday, the 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to win a WTA 1000 tournament after her triumph in the UAE, and in addition to rising up the leaderboard, she also has secured her Top 10 debut (at No.

She entered the tournament without a title at this level, and she left it with her name alongside Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, and Victoria Azarenka on a short list of teenage champions. At 17, Mirra Andreeva is playing like she belongs there.

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro came from 5-1 down in the first set (saving four set points) and 4-1 down in the third to defeat 2024 Australian Open and Wimbledon junior champion Renata Jamrichova in the Merida Open Akron first round.

She has won 31 titles, made history at Wimbledon and earned more than $37 million. Now, Petra Kvitova returns to the tour not to prove anything, but because she still loves the game.