Tennis
Israel recover to beat SA
04 February 2018 - 00:26
Israel breached South Africa's Davis Cup fortress in Pretoria yesterday as they fought back from 1-2 down to take the tie 3-2.
Wily Dudi Sela, 32, was his side's hero. After winning a tough three-setter against Nik Scholtz on Friday night, he was game to team up with Jonathan Erlich, 40, in the doubles.
They went down 7-5 4-6 4-6 to Raven Klaasen and Ruan Roelofse, and then Sela had 30 minutes to get a massage, eat pasta and shower before returning for Lloyd Harris, unbeaten in Cup matches at the Irene country club...
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