Can doubles duo Liezel Huber and Cara Black complete the elusive career Grand Slam?
Liezel Huber and Cara Black have won all three Slams to date, except the French. The current world No. 1 pairing have reached the final before, back in 2005, but fell to the 2008 champions Medina Garrigues and Ruano Pascual. They are hitting their stride to perfection at the right time too. As the top seed in Madrid, they knocked out Nos. 5, 4, and 3 en route to a championship. Watch out. Their Grand Slam could be the story of the tournament that nobody talks about. 8. Who will be the Carla Suarez Navarro surprise player of 2009? Last year, the Spanish qualifier ran to the quarterfinals, knocking off a pair of seeded players before reaching the elite eight. Despite losing to third-seeded Jelena Jankovic in straight sets, she made headlines all over the tennis world. This year’s qualifying rounds are loaded with capable assassins. * Yaroslava Shvedova: The towering top-seeded Kazakh is a solid fundamental clay court player who could surprise with her speed and power. She gave Italian Fl
