Photos by Anita Aguilar.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

The pier at Eastbourne, opened in 1870 but mostly quiet today, has a melancholy, Gatsby-esque beauty.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Flavia Pennetta celebrated a winning point in her doubles match with Elena Vesnina. As the grounds thinned out later, Flavia stayed late into the evening to practice with her coach.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

New British hope Kyle Edmund, 18, reacts to a close call in his doubles match Tuesday.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Juan Monaco signs an autograph for a young fan.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Yuliya Beygelzeimer, who lost to Laura Robson Tuesday, doesn't appear encouraged by her coach's words.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Clouds, and a crowd, gathered to see a doubles match featuring Andy Murray's brother, Jamie.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Old pro Feliciano Lopez, another member of the over-30 brigade, sweated out a win.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Angelique Kerber is known for her defense, but she went full speed ahead with this shot in her win over Sorana Cirstea on Tuesday...

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

...as did Petra Kvitova with this backhand...

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

...as did Li Na with this forehand.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Eastbourne may be best seen at night, when the lights along the oceanfront are turned on, and Big Band music floats out from the old hotels that line the street.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

A sight familiar to all tennis fans: Piotr Wozniacki offers (many) words of advice for his daughter, Caroline. Those words worked today; she'll play Laura Robson Wednesday.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

A less talkative Rory McIlroy observed from the bleachers. Asked to comment on her boyfriend's club-bending act at the U.S. Open, Caroline said, "Uh, I...next question?"

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

A high-flying Lucie Safarova was a winner on Tuesday.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

The scores are still changed manually after each point on the outer courts at Eastbourne. A beleaguered teenager is usually held responsible.

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Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Scenes from Eastbourne: Tuesday

Most of the players stay at the Eastbourne Center, a glass-and-concrete pile referred to by at least one local as, "the ugliest hotel in the world." It's not pretty, but it isn't that bad.