Fourhand is the Daily Spin's occasional roundup of various hits and pieces on tour.
SHE WOULD Serena Williams tells the assembled press in Rome that she's long been a "weird American." Here's why, per tennisworldusa.org:
"I always loved coming to Europe. I think the first trip I ever made to Europe was to Paris many years ago. I love visiting, even I love Rome, Germany, all places I have been really. I have never wanted to just be within the United States. In that sense, I am a 'weird' American, one who loves to go around the world and travel to different countries."
SVETA SAYS Madrid finalist Svetlanta Kuznetsova has a lot of thoughts—about retirement, Roger Federer, competition, and "the tiny change from being somewhere to nowhere." Perhaps she was a surprise runner-up this past weekend in many minds, but seemingly not her own.
A COURTSHIP ENDS It didn't take much time at all for the clay-season coaching relationship between Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and Caroline Wozniacki to fizzle. While there's hope for the future (read: 2016, from the start), the partnership is said to be "on pause."
ICYMI Madison Keys may have returned somewhere below the radar since racing to a semifinal spot at the 2015 Australian Open. She just might like it there, though, being the "exceedingly nice" person she is. Check out this Rolling Stone profile from March, which describes Keys' demeanor as that "usually associated with Kroger cashiers."
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