Intense winds swept over the desert on Monday, which led to pouring rain in the evening hours at the BNP Paribas Open.

Defending champion Bianca Andreescu fell to an on-fire Anett Kontaveit while top seed Karolina Pliskova endured a frustrating defeat to Beatriz Haddad Maia.

Players descend on the US Open every year. Sticking around, though, throughout the entire two weeks isn’t in the cards for everyone.

The former No. 1 and Flushing Meadows finalist discussed her quest for perfectionism ahead of a first-round clash with Caty McNally.

Could the Grand Slam season end with a showdown between world No. 1 Ash Barty and defending champion Naomi Osaka? It won’t be easy; there are a lot of hoops to jump through.

A wild card entrant at the Western & Southern Open, Jil Teichmann turned the tide to defeat world No. 2 Naomi Osaka, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Casper Ruud is now one step away from the Top 10 after reaching the quarterfinals in Toronto.

"It's just amazing. I'm very happy for what I did this week," the unseeded Italian said of her triumph at the WTA 1000.

The National Bank Open's No. 1 seed has since apologized for her on-court behavior.