Israel stuns Sweden in Davis Cup battle
March 8, 2009
Israel advanced to the Davis Cup quarterfinals for the first time Sunday, knocking out the Swedish team 3-2 with two five-set victories.
Harel Levy and Dudi Sela posted the big wins.
Levy needed a little more than 3 1/2 hours to overcome Andreas Vinciguerra 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 8-6, ending the best-of-five competition.
Earlier, Sela rallied to defeat Thomas Johansson 3-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Israel moves on to quarterfinal matches against Russia in July.
Source: upi