Georgian tennis player Sopho Shapatava is too close to championship at American Pelham tournament (prize money 25 000 USD), she needs one victory for it. In the first round No.5 seed Shapatava beat host Carolina Dayl 6:2, 7:5 and then won over Chinese Di Zhao 7:6 (7:3), 5:7, 6:1.
In the final round Sopho’s opponent is No.11 Canadian Eujen Bushar, who beat Chinese Jiahuan He and Ukrainian Olga Yanchuk.
Sopho Kvatsabia beat Andreea-Roxana Vaideanu (4:6, 6:4, 7:5) in the first circle of Italian Pomezia tournament (prize money 10 000 USD). Next rival of Georgian tennis player will be found out in the match between Italian Grymalska and Federica Di Sarra.