HALMSTED, Sweden, July 10 (UPI) -- Janko Tipsarevic's win over Michael Ryderstedt in the first reverse-singles match Sunday handed Serbia a Davis Cup quarterfinals victory over Sweden.
Tipsarevic bested Ryderstedt in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3, giving the defending champions an insurmontable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five Davis Cup match.
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The Serb converted 6-of-13 break points and smacked 33 winners in a match that lasted just over two hours.
He and Viktor Troicki had won singles matches Friday, but Sweden hung on with doubles win Saturday.
Serbia will continue its quest for a second straight Davis Cup championship in September's semifinals against Argentina, which won its quarterfinal match against Kazakhstan Sunday.
