Tatishvili wins Roland Garros prize money appeal

PARIS: Anna Tatishvili, who was stripped of her entire 46,000-euro ($52,000) 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, 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”.

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