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While the bigwigs and ballkids assembled on stadium court for the trophy presentation, Madison Keys pulled her cellphone from her tennis bag.
Surprise - Madison Keys actually does have a "total focus" button.
Volvo Car Open semifinalist Monica Puig credits meditation for her revival this week, and more notes
Volvo Car Open semifinalist Monica Puig credits meditation for her revival this week, and more notes
Caroline Wozniacki and Madison Keys are only four years apart in age, but that can be a lifetime in women's professional tennis.
The crowd was there. The 17-year-old junior champions were there.
When Sloane Stephens trounced Madison Keys in the U.S. Open final two years ago, the two hugged at the net for what seemed like minutes as the new Grand Slam champion consoled her tearful friend.
Charleston teenager Emma Navarro got a glimpse this week at what her future life might look like.
Former Volvo Car Open champs Sloane Stephens and Caroline Wozniacki avoided a run of upsets at the Daniel Island tennis tournament.
Former Mount Pleasant resident Jessica Pegula was among the young Americans who pulled off upsets at the Volvo Car Open on Wednesday, but Shelby Rogers' VCO return came to an end.
Charleston teenager Emma Navarro acquitted herself well in a first-round loss in her pro debut at the Volvo Car Open.
Players battled wind, rain, cold and "snow" and top-seeded Sloane Stephens advanced in the Volvo Car Open on Tuesday.
During her year away from the game she loves, Shelby Rogers tried to fill the void.
Don't look twice. Nadiia and Lyudmyla Kichenok are twins.
With Charleston businessman Ben Navarro taking over as the new owner, the Volvo Car Open embarks on a new era.
Lauren Davis may look like one of those slim and rather short basketball players we are seeing so much on TV with tape on their legs. But this 5-2 wonder has amazing power for a player her size.
It's as defending Volvo Car Open champion Kiki Bertens said Saturday.
Shelby Rogers will make her return to competitive tennis this week in Charleston after being absent from the WTA Tour for more than a year with a knee injury.
Making the big leagues in any sport is difficult and an almost impossible dream for most athletes. But that's life in general for the vast majority of people.
As spectacular as Peyton Stearns was in the first seven games with a display of bold, powerful and precision shot-making, little 22-year-old Jessica Ho was just as brilliant the rest of the way in Saturday afternoon's final of the Volvo Car Open Wild Card Qualifying Event at Family Circle Te…
Charleston's 16-year-old Lara Schneider is confident and looking forward to the Volvo Car Open Wild Card Event that starts on Thursday at Family Circle Tennis Center.
The road to the Volvo Car Open is a tough one for all but the top tier of women's tennis.
Competition is getting stronger for the Volvo Car Open as three more top-15 players have added their names to the list of entries for the WTA event in Charleston.
The Volvo Car Open is partnering with UTR in a pre-qualifying wild card tournament at Family Circle Tennis Center and the winner will receive a wild card into the VCO qualifying tournament.
Charleston's Shelby Rogers received a wild card into the main draw of this year's Volvo Car Open.
Men's professional tennis returns to Volvo Car Stadium in April with four former world No. 1 players, including Andy Roddick.
The Volvo Car Open has added 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and No. 12-ranked Elise Mertens to the field for the WTA tournament set for March 30-April 7 next year on Daniel Island.
Kiki Bertens, the 2018 Volvo Car Open champion, committed to playing in the 2019 tournament, along with Julia Goerges, who Bertens played in the final.
Fan favorite Madison Keys will play in the 2019 Volvo Car Open, joining Grand Slam champions Sloane Stephens and Caroline Wozniacki in the high-profile all-women's tennis tournament on Daniel Island.
What impact will the changing of the guard at Family Circle Tennis Center and the Volvo Car Open to an all-local management have on Charleston tennis?
The businessman and philanthropist has acquired the 46-year-old WTA Tour event, along with the operations of Family Circle Tennis Center and Volvo Car Stadium on Daniel Island.
Two of the biggest stars in professional tennis will return to Charleston next year to compete in the annual, Volvo Car Open on Daniel Island.
The Post and Courier picks the Top 25 sports venues in South Carolina, from Kiawah Island golf to Gaffney High School football via lots of University of South Carolina and Clemson
This year's Volvo Car Open produced a final that no one probably could have predicted the way it played out.
Naomi Osaka sat courtside at the Volvo Car Open, a towel over her head and her coach crouched at her feet.
Shortly after winning the Volvo Car Open on Sunday, Kiki Bertens was presented with a cell phone and a dilemma as a curious crowd watched on stadium court on Daniel Island.
The Volvo Car Open keeps getting better.
The 2018 Volvo Car Open champion will have to work overtime on Sunday.
In a day or two, when Bernarda Pera has a chance to reflect on her week at the Volvo Car Open, she knows that she’ll look back on her time in the Lowcountry with fondness.
The Volvo Car Open will not have a repeat champion this year.
Getting ready for Friday's quarterfinal action at the Volvo Car Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island:
Reilly Wilson motioned to defending Volvo Car Open champion Daria Kasatkina, asking her which way she wanted him to hit the serve — down the middle or out wide to the corner?
Daria Kastkina said she felt like she was "flying." Naomi Osaka looked like she had been crying.
Getting ready for Thursday's third-round action at the Volvo Car Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island:
It was literally a contest of Czech left-handers, and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova wasn't ready for it on Wednesday in the second round of the Volvo Car Open on Daniel Island.
Two years ago, Naomi Osaka took her first tentative steps onto the world tennis stage when she cracked the Top-50 rankings on the WTA circuit and was named Newcomer of the Year.
Kristyna Pliskova dropped the first set then came roaring back to win 12 of the next 16 games to upset second-seeded and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 Wednesday morning in the Volvo Car Open.
Getting set for Wednesday's action at the Volvo Car Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island:
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was due in Charleston a year ago, having been recruited hard by Volvo Car Open tournament director Bob Moran and regaled with tales of Lowcountry hospitality by fellow Czech player Lucie Safarova.
It was the fist bump that never happened.