On Sunday, 14th February, second edition of 10 000 USD tournament, EMPIRE Women’s Indoor 2016, has concluded with the final match played in TC EMPIRE Trnava. Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Karolina Muchova from Czech Republic in two straight sets 6-1, 6-3.
The Latvian player Anastasija Sevastova, former No. 36 in the WTA rankings, had announced her retirement from the game after injuries in May 2013. But later, in 2015, she has returned to competitive tennis after 19 month. Sevastova won EMPIRE Women's Indoor 2015 in February and she has received the wild card for the event. She also won the EMPIRE Trnava Cup tournament in 2012, so Latvian has great memories of our club. She is in the top 100 again and there is much more to come for sure. Let´s have a look at her achievements of 2015. And what does she say about it?
Last year TC EMPIRE Trnava decided for the first time to organize international women's indoor tournament under the name EMPIRE Women's Indoor. This year, tournament also has its' place in the calendar and will be played between sixth and fourteenth of February 2016, with total prize money of 10 000 USD.
Bývalý tréner svetovej päťky Jiřího Nováka Dan Trčka zavítal aj so svojimi zverencami z TK Vysoké Tatry na štvordňový pobyt do trnavského klubu TC EMPIRE.