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Shelby Rogers: From a ball girl to Roland Garros quarterfinalist

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Charleston's Shelby Rogers is making her dreams come true this fortnight in Paris, reaching her first ever Grand Slam quarterfinals by dispatching a number of big names, while in childhood she worked as a ball kid at her home tournament now called the Volvo Car Open.

Shelby Rogers ball kid
Eight-year-old Shelby Rogers

Celebrating the great result of their darling, the Volvo Car Open tweeted this 2001 photo of Rogers, who was about to hand the flowers to tournament champion Jennifer Capriati. How cute!

Shelby Rogers into RG quarterfinals
When you make it to Roland Garros quarterfinals, beating the player who had enjoyed the most consistent claycourt season of anyone in the draw.