It was 34-year-old Kerber's first title of the season and 14th of her career. Her last clay trophy was in Stuttgart in 2016.

The smaller clay model is turned into a mold and cast ... by polishing and buffing the sculpture before attaching it to the trophy. “Today is a special day for Josef and BorgWarner,” said ...

After collecting his first trophy on the red clay of Rome — which had been preceded by his first trophy on the red clay of Barcelona, which in turn had been preceded by his first trophy on the ...