At Family Circle Cup, Shelby Rogers wins where she once was a ballgirl - Charleston Post Courier

After Shelby Rogers won for the first time in the Family Circle Cup on Monday, a throng of kids waited above the tunnel at Billie Jean King Stadium Court, clamoring for her autograph. It wasn’t that long ago that the 22-year-old Rogers was one of those kids — working as a Family Circle Cup ball girl, training on the facility’s green clay courts, cavorting with friends on the grounds. Rogers made a memory Monday that might surpass even a kiss from the 2001 Family Circle Cup champion. The hometown girl routed 67th-ranked Siliva Soler-Espinosa, 6-3, 6-1, to claim her first main-draw victory in the Family Circle Cup. “Everyone tells me how lucky I am to have a tournament in my hometown, and I am blessed,” said Rogers, a Mount Pleasant native now ranked No. 86 in the world. But that blessing comes packed with pressure, and Rogers shed tears after her previous appearances in the Family Circle Cup main draw resulted in losses, in 2011 and 2014. “To win here has been a goal of mine for a long time,” said Rogers, who... After losing in the first round of the Miami Open, Rogers dropped to 0-6 in WTA matches this year. , Rogers won two matches to make the quarterfinals, a nice boost heading into her homecoming in Charleston. Source: www.postandcourier.com