Sofia Shapatava finished participation in the Batumi international tournament (25 000 USD). The Georgian tennis player won 3 matches without losing even one set. In semifinal Sofia was losing to No.1 seed Alexandra Panova of Russia 7:6 (7:4), 3:6, 0:1 when she retired.
It is worth mentioning that the doubles draw will also go on without Georgians. In semifinal Shapatava and Ekaterine Gorgodze lost to No.2 seed Ukrainian duet 5:7, 6:4, 8:10. Later the Ukrainian celebrated the championship.