Great Britain's Alex Bogdanovic gets proceedings under way at Devonshire Park by playing Noam Okun in the first rubber

The British number four looks shaky from the off and gets broken in the first game to the dismay of the crowd

Swelled with confidence, Okun takes total control of the first set and races into a 5-1 lead

Bogdanovic claims the seventh game and begins a fightback which sees him also win the next two and make it 5-4

It is here that the recovery ends though, Okun breaks again to win the set 6-4 and goes 1-0 up in the second

The remainder of the set goes with serve until Bogdanovic falters again at 5-5 leaving the Israeli to serve out a 7-5 win

Eight games and a change of shirt later, Okun completes a straight-sets 6-4 7-5 6-2 win to give Israel the perfect start

British number one Andy Murray looks to bring the hosts back into the tie but gets broken by Andy Ram to go 2-3 down

The majority of spectators suffer further disappointment as Ram breaks again and captures the first set 6-2

Murray manages a stronger performance in the second set but Ram earns another break in the ninth game to take control

The Israeli, ranked 662 in the world, shares a light-hearted moment with his captain as he wins the second set 6-4

With the tie rapidly slipping away from Great Britain, Murray tries to motivate himself to get back into the match

The third set is closer still but this time it is Murray who achieves the vital break to win 7-5 and extend the match

Murray hits a backhand volley as he continues his comeback and takes control of the tie winning the fourth set 6-2

Ram struggles with injury in the fifth set and is unable to stop the Murray fightback and loses the tie 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-2 6-3

Murray celebrates after beating Ram to draw Great Britain level with Israel in their Davis Cup relegation tie