Georgian best tennis player Anna Tatishvili is still in the USA and will compete in Charleston tournament next week. Prize money of the tournament is 740 000 USD. Last year Anna went through the third round of Family Circle Cup. So, she has to defend 60 rating points.

Last year Tatishvili started participation from the qualifying draw. She beat Gabriela Paz of Venezuela (7:5, 6:4) and Tetiana Luzhanska of Ukraine (6:2, 6:2). In the main draw, Anna defeated Jelena Dokic of Australia (7:5, 2:6, 6:4) and Maria Kirilenko of Russia (5:7, 7:5, 6:3). In 1/8 final, Tatishvili lost to Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 4:6, 5:7.

Arantxa Rus of Holland will be opponent of Tatishvili in the first round. Georgian tennis player is in the 77^th place on WTA ranking. Rus is in the 105^th place. 21-year-old Dutch tennis player achieved her highest ranking in June when she was in the 77^th place.

22-year-old Tatishvili has played against Arantxa at WTA tournaments for three times and has good balance. In 2009 Anna lost to Arantxa 4:6, 5:7 in 1/16 final of Zagreb tournament. Last year Anna defeated Rus twice: in the qualifying draw of Brisbane – 6:2, 6:4 and in final of Cuneo tournament – 6:4, 6:3. In case of beating Dutch tennis player, Tatishvili will play against winner between Nadia Petrova of Russia and one of the winners of the qualifying draw.

Petrova is No.13 seed at the tournament. Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland who won Miami tournament is leading favorites. Radwanska is No.1 seed. The following tennis players come after her: Samantha Stosur (Australia), Marion Bartoli (France), Vera Zvonareva (Russia), Serena Williams (USA), Sabine Lisicki (Germany), Jelena Jankovic (Serbia), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia), Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) and Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain).