![]() ![]() ![]() The Israelis were tough, and there were one or two tough Argentinians. “My age group was probably the strongest age group. The standard of her opponents was higher than her previous Maccabiah, she says. “I never got drawn against any of the other countries such as Britain and Australia.” “We joked when I said, ‘It’s Jacqui versus Israel’,” says Boyd. ![]() ![]() “I’m relieved as well as tired mentally and physically,” she says.Įn route to the singles final, she came up against one Argentinian and then just Israelis, many of whom were Russian-Israelis. On top of that, Boyd had to play all her matches at around noon in the sweltering heat. I had probably one of the toughest draws I could have had.” “Being the defending champion brought a little bit of pressure because people are gunning for you and know you. “It feels amazing,” says Boyd, who first competed at the games in 1993 as a 14-year-old. Three days earlier, she bagged gold in the Masters Mixed Doubles with her Argentinian partner, Esteban Bluvol, whom she had never played with before. She won 6-0 6-2 in the final against an Israeli, and dropped only four games in the whole tournament. In this year’s Maccabi Games, her fifth time competing, she successfully defended her singles title by winning the Masters 35-plus category on 24 July. South African tennis star Jacqui Boyd has now won a total of nine Maccabiah medals, including seven golds. ![]()
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