Amos Mansdorf became the first Israeli to win a major international tennis tournament when he defeated American Matt Anger Sunday in the South African Open in Johannesburg. The rising young Israeli star overcame the defending champion 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 to win $43,000, his biggest single check. In the quarterfinals, Mansdorf beat the tournament’s top seed and world’s 10th-ranked player, Andres Gomez of Ecuador, 6-4, 6-4. In the semifinals, he defeated South African Eddie Edwards, 6-0, 7-5. Earlier this month, Mansdorf beat the world’s fifth-ranked player, Henri LeConte of France, who had beaten him at the U.S. Open here in August.
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