▁She ▁is ▁a ▁dent al ▁special ist ▁for ▁children . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁older ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁sister . ▁They ▁moved ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁five , ▁which ▁is ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁playing ▁tennis . ▁ ▁" It ▁was ▁t ough ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁because ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁speak ▁the ▁language , ▁and ▁was ▁fighting ▁with ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁kind erg arten ▁who ▁didn ' t ▁understand ▁me ", ▁said ▁Ram . ▁ ▁" My ▁parents ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁me ▁to ▁the ▁tennis ▁center ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁we ▁arrived ." ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁his ▁wife ▁Sh iri ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁they ▁now ▁have ▁a ▁daughter , ▁G aya . ▁The ▁family ▁lives ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁ ▁Ram ▁is ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁the ▁s occer ▁team ▁Be itar ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁Tennis ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁of ▁tennis ▁" I ▁really ▁enjoyed ▁playing ▁tennis , ▁because ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁six ▁or ▁seven ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁winning ▁tournament s ▁it ▁felt ▁good ", ▁said ▁Ram . ▁ ▁" From ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁ 8 ▁or ▁ 1 0 ▁I ▁knew ▁it ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁career ▁for ▁me . ▁ ▁It ' s ▁a ▁tennis ▁life ▁so ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁so ▁easy . ▁ ▁You ▁have ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁many ▁things . ▁When ▁all ▁my ▁friends ▁were ▁playing ▁outside ▁I ▁had ▁to ▁practice . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁go ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁school ▁tri ps . ▁But ▁I ▁was ▁focused ▁from