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Some factors behind the Israeli tennis-duo's success in Australia
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Andy Ram, Tennis 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for January 28, 2008.

International wins in sports are rare and far apart for Israel, but tennis-duo Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich secured such a win when they captured the Australian Open men's championship on Saturday, the first time an all-Israeli doubles pair has taken home the crown.

A look into some factors that contributed to their success.


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