4 , ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 4 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁bo ister ous ▁crowd ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁" I ▁started ▁to ▁cry ▁like ▁a ▁little ▁boy ", ▁said ▁Ram . ▁ ▁Even ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Gazette ▁described ▁the ▁doubles ▁match ▁as ▁a ▁" th r illing " ▁win . ▁ ▁Captain ▁Ran ▁was ▁carried ▁shoulder - high ▁around ▁the ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁stad ium , ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 - strong ▁crowd ▁app la ud ed . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁tie ▁cl inch ed ▁for ▁Israel , ▁the ▁reverse ▁singles ▁rub bers ▁were ▁" de ad ", ▁and ▁instead ▁of ▁best - of - five ▁matches , ▁best - of - three ▁sets ▁were ▁played , ▁with ▁the ▁out comes ▁of ▁little ▁to ▁no ▁importance . ▁Israel ▁wrapped ▁up ▁a ▁ 4 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁Russia , ▁as ▁Le vy ▁defeated ▁Kun its yn ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 7 – 6 , ▁while ▁S ela ▁retired ▁with ▁a ▁w rist ▁injury ▁while ▁down ▁ 3 – 4 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁against ▁And ree v . ▁Ram ▁said : ▁" We ▁have ▁all ▁grown ▁up ▁together ▁since ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 . ▁The ▁reason ▁we ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁sem is ▁is ▁because ▁we ▁are ▁a ▁un ited ▁team ." ▁ ▁Israel ▁next ▁faced ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁team ▁in ▁Mar