Not a bad start to the new season from the American bunch highlighted by Venus Williams' victory in Auckland and the Hopman Final. The ATP performance may not be as good as the WTA's, but there were some nice results at the lower tour events including a surprising start for Ryan Harrison and strong showings by the teenagers on the futures tour.
In the first week of the 2015 season, Venus Williams claimed her 46th title at the ASB Classic in Auckland. The 34 year old upended fellow former World No.1, Caroline Wozniacki, 2-6 6-3 6-3. With the victory, Williams is back up at No.18 on the WTA tour ranking. Also in New Zealand, 21 year old Lauren Davis reached her first career semifinal coming back from 1st set deficient each time. She defeated fellow Americans, Shelby Rogers and Sloane Stephens, as well as Pole Urszula Radwanska before falling to Williams. CoCo Vandeweghe also made the quarterfinals.