Unknown to them, qualif-ication had been secured 45 minutes earlier when Portugal beat the Netherlands in the other Pool C encounter. But Baltacha's 6-4, 6-3 straight-sets win over Israel's Shahar Peer which clinched victory over the home side provided a moment that summed up the unity and spirit of the British side in Eilat this week.
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Tears as Murray makes winning start
JUDY MURRAY and Elena Baltacha shed tears of joy as they embraced after Britain had secured their place in today's Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group One promotion play-offs.
