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Can Swiatek emulate Alcaraz to start clay season?

In the latest edition of Second Serve, our new weekly snapshot of the tours, BBC senior journalist Amy Lofthouse looks at how the start of the clay-court season has unfolded.

Iga Swiatek is set for a mammoth few months.

The world number two is defending 4,195 points during the clay-court season after her astonishing 2024, which saw her win every tournament bar the Stuttgart Open. Even then, she reached the semi-finals.

Poland's Swiatek won both WTA 1,000 titles in Madrid and Italy, before picking up another 2,000 points from defending her French Open title.