Israel Stuns Sweden in Davis Cup, Vinciguerra Disconsolate

"We made history this weekend and I hope people at home appreciate our win over a fantastic Davis Cup country. We have learned a lot from the Swedish Team from last year. How they had a good spirit together and behaved very professional. We are also really looking forward to a quarterfinal against Russia in July," said captain Eyal Ran.

In a tie contested with hardly any fans due to security concerns, Sweden led 2-1 after the doubles, but on Sunday Dudi Sela defeated Thomas Johansson in five sets, and Harel Levy clinched it by beating Andreas Vinciguerra 8-6 in the fifth.

"Fantastic. Amazing, my best day ever," Levy said. "And playing two matches this weekend with a 8-6 result in the fifth. It was so close, a point here and there. I feel sorry for Vinciguerra and maybe Sweden lost the tie because they didn't have the normal advantage of a home crowd."

On the opening Friday, Johnsson had defeated Levy 8-6 in the fifth, and Sela edged Vinciguerra 11-9 in the fifth.

"I don't want to see a tennis racket or a tennis ball for a few days, maybe ever," Vinciguerra said. "It this had been a normal match in a tournament I probably given up after two sets."