Venus Williams, the tournament's number two seed, survived against Sania Mirza in three sets 6 to 1, 3 to 6 and 6 to 2. Their noon-time match on the stadium court at the Family Circle tennis facility on Daniel Island was the most anticipated match of the day. American Bethanie Mattek-Sands was dispatched from the Althea Gibson court today by Russia's Anastasia Rodionova 6 games to 2 and 6 games to 4. The tournament's eight-seed Swiss star Patty Schnyder has a test on the stadium court during the afternoon versus Russia's Elena Visnina. Tonight's feature match at 7 p.m. on the stadium court is Alla Kudryavtseva versus Carolina Wozniacki, followed by a doubles match. Wozniacki is from Denmark and just 18 years old, making her debut at the FCC. Kudryavtseva calls Romania home and is 21 years of age, making her second appearance at the FCC. The third round of competion for the Family Circle Cup is set to be completed on Thursday.
To view my blog entry from the FCC LaCoste fashion show click here.
Photos by Jeff Dennis: Fans fill the stands to watch ladies professional tennis at the FCC, a plaque describing the contributions of Althea Gibson, and folks taking a minute to enjoy the social side of the Family Circle Cup.
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