Sela, Weintraub, Pe’er, Glushko move to next round of the Israel tennis championships in Ra’anana
By ALLON SINAI
Dudi Sela encountered more difficulty than expected on Wednesday on his way to the semifinals of the Israel tennis championships in Ra’anana.The Israel No. 1 man battled to a 7-5, 6-3 win over Bar Dekel to set up a meeting with Amit Inbar, who beat Aviv Ben-Shabat 6-2, 6-1.Defending champion Amir Weintraub had far less trouble than last year’s defeated finalist, advancing to Thursday’s semis with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Sa’ar Steele.Weintraub will next play Gilad Ben- Zvi, who defeated Tal Goldengorn 6-2, 6-1.“Sa’ar played really well and I’m happy I eventually got the job done and I hope to improve on Thursday,” Weintraub said. “Ben-Zvi is in excellent shape and I hope I’ll be sharp and advance to another final.”Meanwhile, Shahar Pe’er closed to within two wins of a sixth straight title on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Sarai Sternbach.Pe’er will play Ofri Lankri in the semifinals on Thursday after the latter beat Amit Lev Ari 6-1, 6-1.The No. 2 seed, Julia Glushko, dropped just a single game for a second straight day, thrashing Libby Mesh 6-0, 6-1.Glushko will face Fed Cup teammate Keren Shlomo in the semis after Shlomo beat Liat Zimmerman 3-6, 6-3, 6-0.
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