; ▁former ▁world ▁# ▁ 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁stage ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁Saf in , ▁who ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁tie ▁told ▁the ▁press : ▁ ▁" With ▁all ▁due ▁respect , ▁Israel ▁was ▁luck y ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s ." ▁ ▁The ▁Isra eli ▁team ' s ▁response ▁was ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁Russian ▁team ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁three ▁matches , ▁thereby ▁winning ▁the ▁tie . ▁ ▁Le vy , ▁world ▁# ▁ 2 1 0 , ▁beat ▁Russia ' s ▁top ▁player , ▁And ree v , ▁world ▁# ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁match . ▁ ▁S ela ▁( # ▁ 3 3 ) ▁followed ▁by ▁be ating ▁Russian ▁You zh ny ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁ 7 – 5 . ▁ ▁Isra eli ▁captain ▁E yal ▁Ran ▁li ken ed ▁his ▁players ▁to ▁two ▁f ighter ▁j ets ▁on ▁court , ▁saying : ▁ ▁" I ▁felt ▁as ▁if ▁I ▁had ▁two ▁F - 1 6 s ▁out ▁there ▁today , ▁they ▁played ▁amaz ingly ▁well ." ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 0 , 5 0 0 ▁spect ators ▁were ▁the ▁largest ▁crowd ▁ever ▁for ▁a ▁tennis ▁match ▁in ▁Israel . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁Ram ▁and ▁Er lich ▁beat ▁Saf in ▁and ▁Kun its yn ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 –