Highest Ranked Israeli Tennis Player to Compete in Inaugural Event Grapevine, TX (PRWEB) August 16, 2011 The 2011 Texas Tennis Open, which will feature many of today’s top WTA professional tennis stars announced today that Shahar Peer of Israel has accepted a wildcard to play in the inaugural event.

Novak Djokovic beat David Ferrer 7-5, 6-3 Saturday to win the men's Barclays Dubai tennis championships. Djokovic captured the final two games of the first set, then won the first two of the second to take control. The top-seeded Serbian won for the first time this season in a title match played largely

Four of the top 10 men's players will skip this week's Dubai Tennis Championships for reasons, both political and personal. Among the missing when the event in the United Arab Emirates starts Monday is American Andy Roddick, the event's defending champion, who says he based his decision on the treatment of Israel's Shahar Peer. Her request for a visa to allow her to compete in the just-concluded women's tournament was rejected. I don't know if it's the best thing to mix politics and sports (but) that was probably a big part of it, Roddick recently told The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. Peer's request was denied, but compatriot Andy Ram was cleared late last week to play in the men's tournament. Others not playing at Dubai are No.

United Arab Emirates officials said they would issue a visa to Israeli men's doubles tennis player Andy Ram. The announcement comes a week after Israeli women's player Shahar Peer was denied entry to the country for the $2 million Dubai Tennis Championships.

Roger Federer, the No.