Live Update
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Sunday, October 30, 2022
Saudi tennis player defeats Israeli in match at Bahrain tournament
Saudi Arabia’s rising tennis star Yara Al-Hogbani has defeated Israel’s Isabell Bilaus in the semifinals of the J5 Isa Town Tournament currently taking place in Bahrain.
Al-Hogbani, 18, is the first professional Saudi female tennis player.
She will now need to beat Tamara Ermakova of Russia in the tournament’s final round later today.
#SaudiArabia’s rising #tennis star Yara Al-Hogbani beats Isabell Bilaus of #Israel in the semi-final of the J5 Isa Town Tournament 2022 in #Bahrain https://t.co/5bge9kLpzL pic.twitter.com/b7JW7U1ECq
— Arab News | Sport (@ArabNewsSport) October 30, 2022