Anna Tatishvili showed a relevant resistance against Slovak Dominika Cibulkova only in the first set of the tournament, she had chance of winning this match but she did not do well and that’s why in the second round of the tournament finished competition at Miami prestigious tournament (prize money 4 828 050 USD).
In the first round of the main draw of Sony Ericsson Open, Tatishvili was beating Tamira Paszek of Austria 6:4, 4:3 when her opponent retired. Georgian tennis player defended 50 rating points which she earned last year and besides that she won 12 725 USD. In the match against No.16 Cibulkova, Tatishvili advanced 5:3 and was close to win the set, but she lost four games in a row and in the second set lost – 5:7, 1:6.
Georgian tennis player did not serve ace and made 6 double fouls. The match lasted for an hour and half, Tatishvili lost her own serve six times (from 11) and used 3 break-points from 7.