With the US Open coming up at the end of August, Glushko’s eyes are set on qualifying once again for a Grand Slam, something that has eluded her since 2014.
Glushko advances to quarterfinals in Rio as Sela knocked out of tournament in Florida.
After falling to Croatia in its opener, the blue-and-white suffered its second straight 3-0 thrashing on Thursday, this time at the hands of Belgium.
Following Pe’er and Glushko’s exits, Dudi Sela (105) will be Israel’s lone representative in the singles events in Melbourne.
Pe’er, ranked No. 117 in the world, beat Canadian Francoise Abanda (202) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to set up a meeting on Friday with Anastasia Rodionova (190) of Australia.
Israel’s greatest tennis player ever believes Israel’s Fed Cup team under his guidance is capable of returning to World Group II.
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