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'Discrimination' victim Tatishvili wins Roland Garros prize money appeal

July 19, 2019
PARIS: Anna Tatishvili, who was stripped of her entire 46,000-euro (52,000 dollars) prize money at Roland Garros for "not playing at a professional standard", has had her punishment overturned, the player announced on Twitter on Friday.

"The Grand Slam Board has reversed the sanction imposed on me at the 2019 French Open[3], acknowledging I played 'professionally from the first to the very last point' and returning to me all of the prize money that I earned," tweeted 29-year-old Georgia-born Tatishvili.


"I'm grateful to all who stood with me, including my legal team at @Kirkland_Ellis. So happy the question of my performance is settled and I can move on with my tennis career. Excited to be back in competition!"
Tatishvili returned to competition at the French Open last month following a 31-month absence caused by a serious ankle injury and multiple surgeries.
Appearing in Paris with a protected ranking, she lost her first-round match to Greece's 33rd-ranked Maria Sakkari, 6-0, 6-1 in just 55 minutes.
Officials then stripped her of her prize money, claiming Tatishvili failed to play at a "professional standard".
Tatishvili appealed against "the unfair and discriminatory sanction", pointing out that a male player who competed in qualifying at the French Open, also under a protected ranking, lost in 43 minutes but was not sanctioned.
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References

  1. ^ Anna Tatishvili (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
  2. ^ Roland Garros (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
  3. ^ French Open (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
  4. ^ 1563542820000 (twitter.com)
  5. ^ tennis (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
  6. ^ Maria Sakkari (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)


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