Ruthless Nadal buoys Spain, Israel triumph in Sweden

LONDON: World No 1 Rafael Nadal wasted little time steering Spain into the Davis Cup quarterfinals with a crushing win over Serbia's Novak Djokovic on Sunday.

After a 4-1 victory condensed into two days because of weather problems in Benidorm, Spain will take on former champions Germany in the final eight.

Argentina will play the Czech Republic, Croatia will meet the United States and Russia face Israel on the weekend of July 10-12.