Israeli Shahar Peer advances to Dubai Championship semifinals
Peer continues winning streak by beating 10th seed Na Li in the quarterfinal match.
By Haaretz Sports Staff Tags: Israel newsIsraeli tennis player Shahar Peer on Thursday advanced to the semifinals of the Dubai Championship, after beating 10th seed Na Li in the quarterfinal match.
Peer beat her Chinese rival 7-5, 3-0, with the first set last 54 minutes and the second ending with Na defaulting due to back pain.
Peer upset top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-5 Wednesday, reaching the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championship a year after she was denied a visa to play in the tournament.
"I played very, very good, and I'm really happy," Peer said. "I was dominating from the first game until the end."
Last year, Dubai organizers were fined $300,000 by the Women's Tennis Association for not allowing Peer to play in the event. She was denied a visa by the United Arab Emirates government, citing security reasons.
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Shahar, it is such a happy event to have you here in the other side of the Middle East. I wish u luck, you are so popular here, did you know that? :)
Way to go Shahar!! Israeli tennis players are proving to be real killers in Dubai!
Yes, this year they allowed Peer in after last year's organizers were fined by the WTA. But Dubai still won't allow Israeli fans or Jews with Israel stamped in their passports. Where's the fine for that? Oh, you say, that's Dubai's decision. Then Dubai should be disqualified to act as host.
Based on the recent events, Dubai should expell the player and cancel all visas for Israelis to Dubai. This is just the beginning, things will hopefully get tighter around these illegal actions of Israel.
History repeats itself
Hope ,she will reach the finals and her trainer should purchase a video recorder and film it ,if Dubai is looking at sport to be Israeli propagenda,shame on them !!!
a lot of Israeli Tennis players in Dubai nowadays...
Too Ironic- Did they do a retinal scan on him? OK- I got it- he did it with a tennis racket in a Dubai hotel...seriously- Keep making us proud with your great tennis!
What are the authorities going to do if Shahar reaches the final? Currently they are refusing to film any of her games. There must be some cctv camara footage available so that we'll be able to watch!