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The best of Shahar Peer’s week in Dubai
A year ago Shahar Peer, a promsing female tennis player from Israel, was refused entry to the United Arab Emirates to compete in the WTA event in Dubai. We thought that the $300,000 fine that hit the event was amusingly trivial, but evidently something changed in the past 12 months, because last week she was [...]
WTA teaches Dubai meaningful lesson
After a week in which Dubai’s ability to host major tennis events was called into question by the absence of Shahar Peer, an Israeli tennis player whose performances earned her a place in the tournament draw, the WTA have wasted no time in levying a harsh punishment. The BBC report:
The Dubai Championships has been fined a [...]