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The Miami Open, the second leg of the “Sunshine Double” is underway for the players on the ATP and WTA tours. With both draws near Grand Slam level in depth and intensity, whoever wins will have passed one of the sport’s toughest tests.

It’s a task some players will have extra incentive to try and solve as they look to put a slow start behind them.

From Grand Slam champions to up-and-comers, here’s five of them who will look to right the ship and build momentum for the rest of the year:

Sloane Stephens

Heading into the 2018 Miami Open, Stephens carried a 3-4 mark on the season. This year, she’s at 5-5, with her latest loss coming in her opening match at Indian Wells to Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland. Since her run to the US Open title in 2017, it’s been difficult to gauge which version of the American will show up on a week-to-week basis as her struggles have also been interspersed with such moments as reaching the French Open and WTA Finals championship rounds—as well as winning Miami last year. A title defense could be the thing to set her on a more consistent path as she also figures out her future coaching situation.

Jelena Ostapenko

In the final last year, Stephens defeated 2017’s other surprise Slam winner: Ostapenko, the French Open champion. After Miami, the young Latvian struggled through the clay-court season, which included an opening-round defeat at Roland Garros. She appeared to rebound when the tour turned to the grass-court swing, finishing it up with her first semifinal showing at Wimbledon, where she won the girls’ title in 2014. A wrist injury hindered her throughout the second half of 2018 as she failed to make a quarterfinal on hard courts, the best surface for her aggressive ground game. Ostapenko’s gotten off to a slow start this year, but perhaps relying on the fact that she’s had recent success in South Beach will help her chances in 2019.

Alexander Zverev

After capturing the most important title of his career at the ATP Finals last year, it was expected that success would help him get over his Grand Slam hiccups and allow the floodgates to open on a dominant season. However, he suffered an earlier-than-expected loss at the Australian Open and is coming off a third-round defeat in Indian Wells to his less-heralded compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff. Zverev has had some health struggles so far this season, which has limited his schedule, but he did reach the finals in Acapulco. A Miami title, which would be his fourth at the Masters level, could be a confidence boost heading into the spring and summer tournaments.

Simona Halep

Last year, the Romanian solidified her status as the world’s top-ranked player by winning her first Grand Slam title at the French Open. Throughout the bulk of the season, Halep consistently posted stellar results until a back injury slowed her down at the end of the year. She and her longtime coach Darren Cahill also parted ways, but there was still room for optimism at the start of 2019 as she was beginning to feel stronger health-wise. Her results since the year kicked off have been inconsistent by her standards, and she’s gone through multiple coaches to get back on track. She’s in Miami with a new one right now as she tries to work her way back to the top of the standings.

Denis Shapovalov

With Bianca Andreescu winning the title in Indian Wells and Felix Auger-Aliassime reaching the final in Rio de Janeiro a few weeks ago, this has been quite the time for young Canadian tennis players. Shapovalov, who was at the forefront of the movement as recently as last year, has yet to reach a championship match in his burgeoning career, but with his ability, it’s only a matter of time. He’s coming into Miami on the heels of a solid performance in Indian Wells, where he advanced to the round of 16, with his run there including a win over former US Open champion Marin Cilic. Shapovalov is seeded in South Beach, but will be looking to reach places his compatriots have beaten him to already.

Who is in need of a strong showing at the Miami Open?

Who is in need of a strong showing at the Miami Open?