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The WTA’s clay-court season gets rolling this week at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., with a field that includes half of the world’s Top 20, including the defending champion Kiki Bertens.

And for some of the players, the tournament will represent a chance to turn around their 2019 campaign. After some struggles on the hard courts, the following five will hope the green clay is more forgiving.

Aryna Sabalenka

Surprisingly, Sabalenka—who kicked off her year with her third career title in Shenzhen—went just 2-2 in singles in Indian Wells and Miami. While her singles play might not be up to par as of late, she’s been a force in doubles with Elise Mertens, reaching the championship round in both of those events. The hard-hitting 20-year-old has shown to be at her best on faster surfaces, but does have a clay-court final on her ledger, reaching the championship round in Lugano, Switzerland, last year, where she fell to Mertens. Her power, mixed in with some patience, can serve her well this week.

Caroline Wozniacki

The future Hall of Famer has reached the final twice at this week’s tournament—finishing as the runner-up in 2009 and coming back two years later to take the title. Despite her counterpunching style, clay traditionally hasn’t been her best surface; health issues have also hindered her performances this year. Still, Wozniacki is more than capable of a deep run at any tournament, regardless of the playing conditions, and will be motivated to maintain some of the momentum she gained in Miami upon her return to the court.

Green Slate: Goerges, Sabalenka, Ostapenko hoping for clay turnarounds

Green Slate: Goerges, Sabalenka, Ostapenko hoping for clay turnarounds

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Julia Goerges

Last year’s runner-up to Kiki Bertens got her 2019 campaign off to a perfect start by winning the title in Auckland, New Zealand. The positives gained from that, though, were immediately wiped away at the Australian Open, where she was upset in the first round by unseeded American Danielle Collins after being in a position to win the match. Her best showing since has been a quarterfinal finish in Doha, and she’s coming off a straight-sets loss to Caroline Garcia in Miami. The past few seasons have been the best of the German’s career, and she’ll be looking to replicate—or better—her Charleston performance from a year ago.

Sloane Stephens

It helps to be a Grand Slam finalist on two different surfaces: While the 2017 US Open champion has struggled on hard courts all year, perhaps the experience of being a Roland Garros runner-up will pay dividends on the clay, starting this week in Charleston. Stephens, who won the Volvo Car Open only three years ago for her only career clay-court title to date, can never be discounted, despite her recent struggles. The switch in playing conditions could be the perfect opportunity to get her 2019 season on track.

Jelena Ostapenko

The world No. 23 has gotten off to a rough start in 2019, with just a 4-8 record to date, which includes consecutive losses to Marketa Vondrousova in Indian Wells and Miami. The 2017 French Open champion, with her go-for-broke game, reached the final in Charleston prior to that Roland Garros run as an unseeded player.