 The 10,500 spectators were the largest crowd ever for a tennis match in Israel.The next day Ram and Erlich beat Safin and Kunitsyn 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(3), 4–6, 6–4 in front of a boisterous crowd of over 10,000.Even the "Saudi Gazette" described the doubles match as a "thrilling" win.