Today at the Olympics: Tennis stars due on court Monday

Shahar Pe'er (25 in the world) has not had the best of seasons so far in 2008 and will also have a difficult first round match.

By ALLON SINAI, JPOST CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING
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Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich will have to be at their very best on Sunday against Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra in the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament. The Israeli duo will face the Frenchmen in the last match of the day on Court 3 and can't afford any lapses in a tough match which is a repeat of the January's Australian Open final. Shahar Pe'er (25 in the world) has not had the best of seasons so far in 2008 and will also have a difficult first round match on her hands against the up-and-coming Romanian Sorana Cirstea (57). In the pool, Guy Barnea will try and progress to the semifinals of his main event, the 100 meters backstroke, with Anya Gostomelsky racing the female equivalent also on Sunday.