Yom Kippur stops play

Israeli tennis star Dudi Sela pulled out of his ATP tour match against Alexandr Dolgopolov in China because the holiday of Yom Kippur was about to begin. His original request for an earlier match start was refused. So, at one-set all, Dudi quit and forfeited the $30,000 prize money he was guaranteed.

https://worldisraelnews.com/israeli-tennis-player-quits-match-yom-kippur/

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/An-Israeli-Koufax-506434

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