Juan Monaco blitzed Tommy Robredo 6-0, 6-2 Saturday in one semifinal match at the Swedish Open tennis tournament in Bastad, Sweden. In his dominant victory, the unseeded Argentine, the 61st-ranked player on the men's tour, beat the third-seeded Robredo by winning 77 percent of points on first serves

Sweden used straight-set wins by Robin Soderling and Andreas Vinciguerra for a commanding 2-0 lead over the United States in the ATP World Team Championship. Soderling took out San Querrey, 6-2, 6-2, and Vinciguerra was a 7-5, 6-4 winner over Robby Ginepri Tuesday.

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

Sweden took a 2-1 lead over Israel with a doubles victory Saturday in their best-of-five, opening-round Davis Cup matchup in Malmo, Sweden. Swedish duo of Simon Aspelin and Robert Lindstedt beat Amir Hadad and Andy Ram 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Baltic Hall again was virtually empty because Swedish authorities feared demonstrations and protests against the Israeli team and only about 300 guests watched. Israel completed a military offensive in the Gaza Strip back in January and about 100 demonstrators were either detained or arrested for rioting by police in Malmo Friday.

Israel and Sweden split their Davis Cup matches Friday at Malmo, Sweden on a day that was marred by demonstrators outside their Baltic Hall venue. 2002 Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson gave Sweden a 1-0 lead by beating Israeli Harel Levy, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 8-6. In the nightcap, Israel's