The top two seeds at the BMW Open posted straight-set wins Wednesday.

The Frenchwoman doesn't seem to be taking things too personally.

The No. 2 seed also points to "learning a lot" on clay that differs to the surface back home.

A dual-surface, multi-level stretch of success saw the American embrace pressure, expand her goals and (re)establish herself in tennis’ top tier.

Plus: Carlos Alcaraz looks go back-to-back in Monte Carlo and Barcelona, while Alexander Zverev looks for home cooking, and Jakub Mensik makes his return, in Munich.

The top seed in Munich is confident he can turn his form around in the countdown to Roland Garros.

After less-than-ideal starts to their clay swings in Monte Carlo, it's an important week for the defending champion and finalist.