 Sela won each of his singles matches in 5 sets, coming from behind to defeat Andreas Vinciguerra in his hometown 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 11–9, and came from behind to stun 2002 Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson 3–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.Sela views it as the biggest win of his career to that point.In their 84-year Davis Cup history, the Swedes had never before lost a tie after holding a 2–1 lead.