Defending champions Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova have split up ahead of the event and will partner Lathish Chan and Svetlana Kuznetsova respectively.
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The former world number one is now ready for a fresh start ahead of next week’s French Open.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion only returned to professional tennis in February following pregnancy induced problems and will not be seeded for the major tournament.
But then Serena Williams, the 23-times Grand Slam singles champion, has never been one to take too much notice of convention
Williams, a three-time champion at Roland Garros, discovered she was pregnant after winning the 2017 Australian Open and following her return from maternity leave in March, the American suffered early defeats in Indian Wells and Miami.
The American is expected to play at Roland Garros next week, where she has won the title three times.
A stroll down the alleys of the venue reveals how far work has progressed, with the expansion continuing apace days before the tournament starts.
The Canadian tweeted: “It is with a heavy heart that I am withdrawing from Roland Garros. I have many great memories there, but I know I need to continue working hard to put myself in the best position when I step out on the court. Thank you all for your support and see you soon on the grass.”
World number one Halep came through a tough three-set semi-final against Maria Sharapova on Saturday and was well off the pace, failing to coax even a single break point opportunity the entire match.
After she withdrew from events in Rome and Madrid, Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, said Monday that Williams will be at Roland Garros in a bid for her record 24th major championship.
Zverev has long been marked out as a future star of the men’s game and his 6-4, 6-4 victory over Thiem suggests the German can be a major threat at the French Open later this month.
The world number one has recently made his return from injury, but the left-hander has not taken long to find his form on the clay and was able to dispatch Thiem by a 6-0 6-2 scoreline.
The 36-year-old made the announcement after he was knocked out of the Miami Open by Thanasi Kokkinakis – a qualifier ranked 175 in the world.
The Spaniard, who learned he was going to reclaim the ATP summit a week ago, last topped the men’s charts in July 2014.
Rewinding the clock to the days when he was untouchable on the crushed brick dust, the 31-year-old completed “La Decima’’ with the victory
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the world number one came through 2-6 6-1 7-6 (7-0) 6-1 against the Japanese eighth seed at Roland Garros
Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Su-Wei, a former top-25 player but now ranked No.109, delivered a stunning upset on Philippe-Chatrier Court to send the seventh seed packing
The world number one, who came into the competition on the back of a French Open final defeat last month, with no warm-up tournament in between, bounced back from his disappointments at Roland Garros with a 7-6(1) 6-7(10) 6-4 6-3 win in just shy of three hours