Week in Review: Clay titles, teen energy and more from Charleston and Bogota
The clay-court season is officially in full swing after the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open and the WTA 250 Copa Colsanitas Zurich came to their exciting conclusions on Sunday.
After getting started in the Americas, the play on the dirt will head over to Europe for events in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome (following Billie Jean King Cup qualifying ties around the globe next week).
For now, let's take a look back at some of the highlights from the first week on clay in the 2025 Hologic WTA Tour season:
Honor Roll
Here are some of the names who made a splash this week:
Jessica Pegula
"I think my perseverance won me a lot of matches this week," Pegula said after clinching the championship. "Especially on the clay, I feel like you have to have kind of that grittiness and that toughness.
"Winning a couple of tough points or a tough game can kind of turn the momentum of a set or a match, and I felt like I was able to do that multiple times this week. It doesn’t always happen every single week, but when you’re able to do it and take home the title, I think you look back on those moments."
Camila Osorio
Katarzyna Kawa
Julieta Pareja
Social Buzz
Former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki
Meanwhile, another former World No. 1, Serena Williams, joined up with fellow athletic superstar Caitlin Clark to promote the value of women's sports to NFL owners:
Reigning Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen took a turn as guest editor for W magazine in China:
And back on the courts in Charleston, Jessica Pegula
Stat Corner
Here are some notable numbers from the week:
25: Jessica Pegula
3: Camila Osorio
35: This was the first time in 35 years there was an all-American Charleston final. The last instance was when Martina Navratilova defeated 14-year-old Jennifer Capriati in the 1990 final.
5: At Charleston this week, Daria Kasatkina
Shot of the Week
Varvara Gracheva