Sela secures Slovenian Davis Cup tie win

Dudi Sela is taking part in his first warm-up event ahead of this year's Wimbledon Championships
Dudi Sela secured Israel’s win on Sunday

Israel are back in the World Group play-off’s after they Dudi Sela wrapped up a 3-1 win on Sunday afternoon.

Going into the final day of action tied at 1-1, and with three rubbers still to play, Israel took a 2-1 lead in the day’s first match – the doubles rubber.

Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram took on Blaz Rola and Grega Zemlja, and won the match 7-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Giving the Israelis some breathing space, Sela, who had lost his opening singles rubber on Friday, took on Zemlja, and made up for his straight set defeat, taking the rubber 6-2, 6-7, 6-0, 6-2, to seal Israel’s win.

Amir Weintraub was due to take on Rola in the fifth and final match of the day, though it is now a dead rubber.

 

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