SubscribeTennis anyone? Brian Gottfried profile
I can understand that nice Jewish boys with rare exceptions (Dmitiry Salita, Yuri Foreman) no longer go in for boxing. The handful of Jews in the major sports, while slightly more populated, are still few in number. But tennis and golf, I don’t get. Where are we? Brian Gottfried, who won 25 singles titles and [...]
Israel prevails, despite obstacles
In tennis, this time. The Israeli squad reached the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup for the first time in more than 20 years as they upset host Sweden, 3-2. Harel Levy and Dudi Sela each beta their opponents in five sets. Following the debacle in Dubai, officials in Malmo, Sweden warned that the match would [...]
A religious POV on the Dubai tennis tournament
Rabbi Yaakov Salomon offers a Halachic take on the tennis situation in this video from AISH.com.
Yasher koach, Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick has announced he will not play in the men’s side of the Dubai tennis tournament to protest the exclusion of Shahar Pee from the women’s competition. Tony Kornheiser praised the action on yesterday’s Pardon the Interruption. “This is a political stand which is something that very few athletes take, and I will happily [...]
More on Peer
According to two stories in today’s New York Times, some entities are actually showing some backbone and standing up to the United Arab Emirates’ refusal to grant an entry visa to Shahar Peer, thereby barring her in Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships this week. Richard Sadomir reports on the Tennis Channel’s refusal to televise the event, [...]
‘The spector of real-world invasion’
The decision by last-minute decision by Dubai government officials to deny a visa to Israeli Shahar Peer, thereby preventing her participation in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships is getting a fair amount of buzz this morning, including from two prominent Jewish sports columnists. Such decisions against Israeli athletes are nothing new, writes Harvey Araton in [...]
