Georgian tennis-player Ekaterina Gorgodze beat German Ashaffenburge and already managed to win a qualification stage of 25-thousand tournament in the first circle of the main draw.
It passed Germans in qualification - Taisiya Morderger (6:3, 6:4) and Laura Sheder (6:4, 7:5), and in the first circle of the main grid also in two sets overcame Romanian Elena Bogdan – 6:2, 6:4. In 1/8 endings it will meet the winner of couple Rishel Hogenkamp (Holland) - Karolyn Deniyels (Germany).
In Gorgodze's pair category and representing Ukraine Alexander Korashvili will argue with the Russian-Mexican couple of Kushkova seeded at the 3rd number / Zacarias.
On 10-thousand tournament in Istanbul Alexander Metreveli in the first circle won against Russian Anton Manegin 6:2, 7:6 (10:8) and in the following match will meet the winner of couple to Marya (France, No. 1) - Marten (Brazil).
Another Georgian participant of this tournament George Tsivadze lost in the first circle to Romanian Kostin Paval 6:7 (7:9), 1:6. In Metreveli and Tsivadze's pair category lost to the mentioned Paval's tandem and Australian Sofayer 6:7 (3:7), 4:6.
Tamzhe, in Istanbul, Nikoloz Basilashvili left both from single, and from pair categories of tournament, whose prize fund makes 42 500 USD. In double tournament it and Tong Altuna's Turk conceded to Nikoloz Gabashvili's acting under the Russian flag duet and Belgian Gofin 3:6, 3:6.