{"id":58537,"date":"2017-10-02T14:55:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T19:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=58537"},"modified":"2017-10-10T03:53:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T08:53:28","slug":"israels-top-tennis-player-quits-mid-match-yom-kippur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/israels-top-tennis-player-quits-mid-match-yom-kippur\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s top tennis player quits mid-match for Yom Kippur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dudi Sela, Israel\u2019s top-ranked men\u2019s singles tennis player, quit mid-game at the\u00a0Wuhan Open in China on Friday due to the imminent start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Sela, ranked 77 in the world, was down 1-0 in the third set of his quarter-final game with\u00a0Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine. They split the first two sets 6-3 and 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>Sela had asked for the match to be brought forward due to the fast that starts at sundown on Friday, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usa.vavel.com\/tennis-usa\/832534-dudi-sela-retires-mid-match-in-shenzhen-for-yom-kippur.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his request was reportedly denied\u00a0<\/a>and there was not enough time to complete the game before the advent of the fast day.\u00a0He therefore withdrew and was knocked out of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Sela forfeited $34,000 in prize money and the chance to win 90 ranking points.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/dudi-sela-quits-midway-through-match-for-yom-kippur\/\">Times of Israel website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dudi Sela, Israel\u2019s top-ranked men\u2019s singles tennis player, quit mid-game at the\u00a0Wuhan Open in China on Friday due to the imminent start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Sela, ranked 77 in the world, was down 1-0 in the third set of his quarter-final game with\u00a0Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine. 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