MIDDLES, Puerto Rico (Saturday, October 30, 2010) – The Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico enjoyed a massive opening day of competition today, completing Round 1 of the men’s event as well as Rounds 1 and 2 of the women’s in punchy three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) righthanders at the primary site of Middles.
Event No. 7 of 8 on the 2010 ASP Women's World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico has hyper-focused the attention of the international sporting world, with a history-in-the-making ASP World Title Race.
Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 19, current ASP World No. 2, completely demolished this afternoon’s chunky conditions, posting the highest wave score for the day a 9.33 out of a possible 10 and the second highest heat total of the event 15.66 to advanced in second behind Bevilacqua 15.67, keeping the ASP Women’s World Title Race very much alive. Both surfers advance directly to Round 3.