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Peer powers to Israeli title

January 2, 2013 12:40

By

Simon Griver,

Simon Griver

1 min read

Shahar Peer's victory at the Israeli Open Championships was marred by an ugly incident in her semi-final win over Deniz Khazaniuk.

Peer, ranked 74 in the world, beat 18-year-old Khazaniuk, who had previously criticised Peer’s Federation Cup performances and described her as a "fake."

Peer refused to shake hands with the teenager and called her an "embarrassment to her country."

Peer went on to lift the trophy after avenging last year’s defeat by Julia Glushko.