Tennis

'I once attended an opulent banquet hosted by a notorious gangster at his palace on the Uzbek steppe.'

Israeli tennis player Guy Sasson won the French Open Quad Wheelchair finals, his first Grand Slam singles title, amid dramatic ups and downs, learning of significant news afterward.

Diego Schwartzman, renowned Jewish tennis player, announced his retirement post-Argentina Open 2025. His career highlights, Jewish identity, and impact remembered fondly.

The organization, which is the leading and largest tennis club in Israel, operates 24 centers and branches from Kiryat Shmona and Tiberias in the north to Arad and Be'er Sheva in the south.

After war-related cancellation of tournaments and battling on the PR front, blue-and-white players back winning on the court as the Davis Cup nears.

Prior to Wednesday’s announcement, the Israel Tennis Association had already cancelled several lower-level international tournaments.

“Having kosher food at the US Open means you don’t feel excluded. You are part of the crowd,” said visitor Eli Feit.

The 43-year-old Sasson shared the very emotional experience of playing on such a big stage as equals with such tennis greats as US Open finalists Djokovic and Danil Medvedev.

Glozman’s successful year continued when the then No. 2 ranked player in the country won the prestigious FILA Easter Bowl tournament.

Two Israel players – Mika Buchnik, 16, and Liam Oved, 18 – need to win two matches to advance to the juniors main draw, which will be played at the actual US Open.