It was a tournament of firsts for Israeli Julia Glushko but in the end there was only the sting of disappointment after she was ousted in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday. The 23-year ...

The days of big-name Israelis playing in the baking hot sun or in the late-night chill of Queens, NY, in front of flag-waving ...

Former WTA World No.79 Julia Glushko has announced that she will retire from professional tennis. The 29-year-old reached her highest ranking in June of 2014 and in September the following year ...

Lina also served in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Lina’s older sister, Julia Glushko, is also a well-known tennis player who reached the 3rd round of the US Open in 2013.

It was a tournament of firsts for Israeli Julia Glushko but in the end there was only the sting of disappointment after she was ousted in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday.

On the heels of Estonia's botched shot, the point's unexpected winners, Israeli player Julia Glushko and teammate Shahar Peer, shared a laugh.

Glushko’s USSR-born parents, Sergio and Olga, along with her sister Julia and brother Alex, made Aliyah to Modiin, Israel from Ukraine in 1999, one year before Lina was born. Lina served in the IDF.

In doubles, Pegula and Sanchez will meet Bellis and Davis, while Mertens and Tatishvili will face Glushko and Panova. Contact Coppa-Cross at 321-242-3696, or [email protected].