Charleston's Shelby Rogers loses at Wimbledon with heavy heart and knee brace - Charleston Post Courier
The day after the shootings at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, pro tennis player Shelby Rogers posted this on Twitter:. Rogers lost her first-round match at Wimbledon in London on Monday afternoon, falling 6-0, 6-0 to No. 14 Andrea Petkovic of Germany. “It’s tough being so far away,” Rogers told espnW before the match. In matches leading up to Wimbledon, Rogers wore shoes with the word “Charleston” printed on them. Rogers told espnW that she’s not surprised at the reaction in Charleston to the June 17 Emanuel AME shootings, which left nine victims dead. “It’s nice to see people react in such a positive way and help heal each other and forgive each other and come together and move forward with love instead of more negativity coming upon the city,” she said. “Growing up there, the community has always been very close-knit and very loving and very caring and forgiving. On Monday Against Petkovic, the 2014 Family Circle Cup champion, Rogers lasted just 38 minutes while wearing a heavy brace on her right knee. Petkovic won all 18 of her first-serve points, and came up with 17 winners to just two unforced errors, both in the first set. The 83rd-ranked Rogers, who had lost in straight sets to Petkovic in last month’s opening round of the clay-court French Open, managed nine winners. Source: www.postandcourier.com
