Sweden gained the initiative in a protest-marred Davis Cup series against Israel as Simon Aspelin and Robert Lindstedt beat Andy Ram and Amir Hadad in the doubles match Saturday to put the hosts up 2-1.
The Swedes won 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in a near-empty arena in Malmo as police clashed with anti-Israel demonstrators outside.
The Israelis surged after dropping the first set but couldn't respond when Aspelin and Lindstedt raised their game one notch in the third. Ram and Hadad saved two match points in Aspelin's serve before Lindstedt's drop-shot winner.
"They played a good tiebreak to win the third set," Ram said. "And they …
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