After disappointing results at Indian Wells (first-round loss to Alize Cornet) and Miami (second-round loss to Camila Giorgi), Petkovic defeated Jana Cepelova 7-5 6-2 in the final of the Family Circle Cup, to capture her third career title.
The Canadian reached the semifinals at Charleston after victories over Alla Kudryavtseva, Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic. She lost to Andrea Petkovic in three tight sets.
Lower tournaments are a good opportunity to discover young players in the making like Karen Khachanov and Quentin Halys, or some charismatic veteran players like Rudy Coco.
