As it was expected, Georgian top seed Anna Tatishvili started Dothan tournament (Alabama, 50 000 USD) with an easy victory. 21-year-old Tatishvili who is in the 109th place in ranking of Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) beat Canadian Sharon Fichman (the 245th) 6:1, 6:1.
American Julie Ditty will be Anna’s opponent in 1/8 final. She was beating Russian Valeria Solovieva 3:6, 7:5, 4:0 when her opponent stopped playing. 32-year-old Ditty is in the 283rd place in ranking. In March 2008, she was in the 89th place. Winner of Dothan tournament will gain 70 points.
Maka Chakhnashvili gained 14 points for going through ¼ final of Civitavecchia tournament (25 000 USD). In 1/8 final, Georgian tennis player beat No.7 seed Belarusian Darya Kustova 6:2, 1:6, 7:5. Her next opponent is Kirgiz Ksenia Palkina. If Maka beats her, she will earn 24 points.
Sopo Shapatava is in the same situation. She competes in “Limburg Open” which is underway in the city of Belgium, Tessenderlo. Shapatava won over German Justine Ozga 6:3, 7:6 (7:5) and will play against No.4 seed Dutch Kiki Bertens in ¼ final.
Sopo Kvatsabaia is also in ¼ final. She is No.3 seed at Karshi tournament (Uzbekistan, 10 000 USD). Georgian girl beat host Albina Khabibulina 6:2, 6:4. No.6 seed Russian Aminat Kushkova will be her next opponent. In ¼ final of doubles tournament, No.1 seed duet of Kvatsabaia and Russian Pashkova lost against Ukrainian-Russian tandem (Shkudun-Yashina) 4:6, 6:2, 5:10.
