Venus Williams defeats Israel’s Shahar Peer at the Dubai Tennis Championships
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Bill Jempty | Friday, February 19, 2010 |
It was a year ago that Peer was denied a visa to enter the United Arab Emirates. From AP-
Venus Williams has ended Israeli Shahar Peer’s run at the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-1, 6-4 victory in the semifinals.
The defending champion and third seed needed 1 hour, 23 minutes Friday to defeat Peer, who was not allowed to play in the tournament a year ago when she was denied a visa by the United Arab Emirates government, citing security reasons.
The win by Venus Williams comes as no surprise. Peer was unranked for this tournament.
I hope Peer received more than the polite applause she was getting in earlier rounds. Sports should be about who is the best athlete at a particular point in time. A winning performer deserves to be congratulated by fans watching him or her.
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