With the Olympic Games – being held at Roland Garros – taking place in late July and early August, several of the biggest names will be gearing up in a tilt for Olympic gold.That was particularly the case for the United States, with huge strength and depth fighting for the limited number of spots available.While both initially looked comfortable in the Olympics race, Collins’ back-to-back Miami and Charleston victories sent her flying from outside the top 50 to well inside the top 20.
She only continued that form across the clay season, with a semi-final in Rome and a final in Strasbourg seeing her return to the top 10 before Roland Garros.
However, she was not the only US star to embark on a strong clay court run.
Keys herself impressed, with a run to the last four in Madrid, the last eight in Rome, and beating Collins in the Strasbourg final.
That has seen Keys jump from world No 20 to world No 12 over the past month and a half, with 3,283 ranking points to her name.
