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Lost Chance

 

 

Georgian tennis player Anna Tatishvili unfortunately lost again. In the first round of Princess Lalla Meryem tournament, which is underway in the city of Morocco, Fes Tatishvili lost with Garbine Muguruza-Blanco (Spain). Georgian tennis player had chance to beat her but she did not do well in decisive moment, the match lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes and finished in favor of Spanish tennis player – 5:7, 7:5, 4:6.
Georgian tennis player who is No.83 seed in Women Tennis Association (WTA) won serve nine times over No.139 seed of the world. But it was not enough for winning the match. She lost serve 10 times and as a result lost. It is easy arithmetic: Tatishvili won 16 games and only 7 on her serve.
In case of beating Spanish tennis player who is not very famous would give Tatishvili a perfect chance of advance. In 1/8 final Anna’s opponent would be Austrian Patricia Mayr-Achleitner of Austria (No.101 seed of the world), who beat No.4 seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium. Tatishvili bear Mayr before and in case of beating her again she would gain 70 ranking points, but now she gained only one point.
As for doubles draw, it is ahead Georgian tennis player, she and Ursula Radwanska of Poland will play against Janette Husarova of Slovakia and Katalin Marosi of Spain.
Ekaterine Gorgodze No.7 seed of the tournament, which is underway in the city of Italy, San Severo (prize money 10 000 USD) beat one of the winners of qualifying round host Marcella Cucca 6:$, 6:2 and went through 1/8 final.

In the first round of the tournament, which is underway in the city of Turkey, Antalya (prize money 10 000 USD) Sofo Kvatsabaia (No.1 seed) played against host Seda Arantekin and No.5 seed Oksana Kalashnikova plays against Slovak Chantal Skamlova.

In case of successful competition, Georgian tennis players will play against each other in quarter final. In doubles draw No.1 seed duet of Kalashnikova and Kvatsabaia beat Pole-Japanese duet (Charnik-Onishi) 7:5, 6:7 (1:7), 10:6 and went through quarter-final.

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