Georgian top seed Ana Tatishvili made us get use losing of won matches, but this time happened vice verse. Georgian tennis player saved several match-point and went through the semi final of the tournament which is underway in the city if the U.S.A, Albuquerque.
20-year-old Tatishvili lost the first set of the match against American Couts, in the second set she took revenge on her opponent and in the 3rd set after advancing 2:0 started retreat. But finally she did her best and beat Couts 2:6, 6:1, 7:5.
Tatishvili is No.5 rank at this tournament (prize money 75 000) and her next opponent will be American Lee-Waters (it is the 4th circle she is playing against hosts).
33-year-old Lee-Waters is on the 299th place in WTA rating, but her best achievements was in April 1 of 1996 when she became 33rd top seed of the World. In this tournament she beat three compatriots.
In 2007 in Fort Walton Beach qualification Lee-Waters advanced 6:4, 3:6, 6:4 but in the 3matches Ana had better results than she did. In 2007 at Indian Harbor Beach classification Tatishvili won 6:2, 6:2, in 2008 in the 1/16 final of El Paso her rival lost 6:1, 7:5 and in 2009 at Phoenix tournament in 1/32 she won 7:6 (7:4), 7:6 (7:5).
Georgian top seed with going though the semi final gained 50 rating point, so next week she will advance in classification. She has 436 points and is on the 152nd place now.
Georgian-American match will be on central court held today, in the evening. After this match a 24-year-old Uzbek Varvara Lepchenko (No.1 seed, rating 103) who is competing in the name of the USA and Croatian Mirjana Lucic (3) will play against each other. After single tournament, in doubles tournament, No.3 seed duet of Anna Tatishvili and German Kathrin Woerle will play against Spears – Washington duet.
Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili lost match over No.2 seed Mexican Daniel Garza (2:6, 4:6) in 1/4 final of the tournament (10 000 USD) which takes place in the city of California (USA), Costa Mesa.
No.4 seed duet of Lado Chikhladze and host Bellotti lost No.1 seed duet of Crepaldi and Grassi 3:6, 4:6 in the tournament (10 000 USD) which is held in the city of Italy, Brusaporto.
