Australia’s Samantha Stosur returns the ball to Russia’s Victoria Kan during their 2014 Fed Cup World Group first round tie yesterday. Stosur, the 2011 US Open champion, will feature in this week’s Qatar Open.
q There’s plenty at stake for the Doha field this week: The winner in Doha not only pockets a whopping $441,000 as the top prize but also collects 900 points in the rankings race on the WTA Tour.
q The losing finalist will get richer by $220,200 and gets 620 points while the losing semi-finalists each take home $110,100 in cash prize and 395 points.
q The four players who exit at the quarter-finals stage get $50,700 and 225 points each.
