"I am extremely sad that I won't be able to defend my title in doubles here," said the double defending champ, "but on the positive side, I am glad I am injury free and can't wait to get healthy and back to training."

Both defending champions have already proven they don’t need confidence-boosting wins or sustained momentum to conquer Paris. But in the meantime, a number of teams have established themselves as strong contenders during the clay season.

The French teen thrilled her home fans when she rallied from a set down to hand Krejcikova a loss in her first match since February.

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The Czech joins countrywoman Karolina Pliskova on the apparel company’s impressive tennis roster.

Set to be top seed in Indian Wells, the world No. 2 is replaced in the draw by Australian Open quarterfinalist Alizé Cornet.

She’s the first woman to be ranked inside the Top 2 of singles and doubles at the same time since Serena Williams in 2010.

Meanwhile, Barbora Krejcikova rises to No. 2 on the WTA rankings, and Iga Swiatek is back at her career-high of No. 4.

The Latvian avenged her Australian Open defeat to Barbora Krejcikova and the 17-year-old outclassed Paula Badosa at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open Wednesday.

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