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| Polona Hercog hits balls to fans after a match |
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| Lots to buy at the FCC pro shop |
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| Plenty of fans at the Althea Gibson Court |
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| Marion Bartoli enjoys a pre-game snack |
The clay courts were heating up under sunny skies after the overcast and cooler conditions on Tuesday that made the Daniel Island tennis facilities such a great place to be. Even though this is the 40th year of the Family Circle Cup, the new stadium court and entire tennis complex built when the tourney moved here from Hilton Head Island, is first class and you can tell that the FCC patrons are comfortable and enjoying their time watching the Women's Tennis Association pros compete. Wednesday saw the 3-seed Marion Bartoli defeat V. Dushevina in three sets after the 14th seed Polono Hercog defeated V. Lepchecnko in straight sets. Fan favorite and 13th seed Nadia Petrova defeated J. Craybas in three sets that lasted nearly three hours, and Sabine Lisicki defeated A. Hlavackova. The first round of the doubles competition should end up on Wednesday, and the night match features V. Williams playing J. Jankovic and the theme for the night is Military Appreciation. The FCC salutes our veterans with free admission and is also gathering supplies at a donation station outside the main gate! For all the latest photos visit the
FCC website.
To view past blog entries about the 2012 Family Circle Cup click
here.
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