Angelique Kerber volleys with Andrea Petkovic on Breach Inlet in Charleston, SC

German tennis players Angelique Kerber, World No. 2, and Andrea Petkovic, World No. 38, played tennis on a temporary court built on Breach Inlet for a promotional shoot for the Volvo Car Open.  The inaugural Volvo Car Open, formerly the Family Circle Cup, is currently taking place on Daniel Island in Charleston, SC now through April 10.

The two good friends and former Charleston champions, Kerber won in 2015 and Petkovic in 2014, traded playful rallies as local media and beach onlookers captured photos. The breach is between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, and separates Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms.

Kerber starts her title defense today, April 5, in Charleston at the Volvo Car Open at 7pm ET, against Spain’s Lara Arruabarrena.

See more photos from this memorable afternoon on the Volvo Car Open’s Facebook page – http://ow.ly/10jqwc.

About the Volvo Car Open

The Volvo Car Open is the largest women’s only tennis tournament in the world. The tournament receives four days of live broadcast domestically on ESPN2, and is viewed internationally in more than 165 countries, featuring more than 100 hours of live broadcast and more than 3,000 delayed global broadcast time, reaching 10+ million viewers worldwide. The event, formerly known as the Family Circle Cup, moved to Charleston in 2001 from Hilton Head Island and will celebrate its 44^thanniversary in 2016.

For more information on the Volvo Car Open, call (800) 677-2293, email [email protected], visit http://www.VolvoCarOpen.com, Facebook (Volvo Car Open), Twitter (@VolvoCarOpen) or Instagram (VolvoCarOpen).