Georgian tennis player Anna Tatishviii and American Lilia Osterloh lost such match in the semifinal of Quebec tournament (prize money is 220 000) which was more difficult to lose than to win.
In doubles tournament of "Bell Challenge", Georgian-American duet easily won the first round. In the 1/4 final, their opponents Craybas and Goerges were winning 4:1 but Craybas got injury and stopped playing.
Unfortunately, Tatishvili and Osterloh could not use this gift of fortune. They were so close to the final. In the semifinal, Anna and Lilia lost the first set against Larsson-Arvidsson. But in the second set they took revenge and incredible things happened in so-called "Time-break".
In the decisive set Tatishvili and Osterloh advanced 8:3, then they were winning 9:5 and they needed only one point for victory. But they lost 6 times and Swedish duet went through the final.
Georgian-American duet gained 130 rating points and 3 100 USD for going through the semifinal of "Bell Challenge".
Now, Georgian tennis player has 590 points and she is in the 119th place in doubles ranking. Canadian success will advance her with 10 positions. In case of winning the tournament, Anna would have been in the top 10.