Tennis: Israel's Davis Cup dream over

Levy beaten by Ferrer in

Israel's Davis Cup dream came to an end on Saturday as doubles duo Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich lost against Spainiards Feliciano Lopez and Tommy Robredo 6-7, 7-6, 4-6, 2-6. It meant that Spain took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the semifinal tie, following defeats for Israel's Harel Levy and Dudi Sela on Friday. Levy (140) lost to world no. 19 David Ferrer 1-6, 4-6, 3-6, while Sela (29) was beaten by Juan Carlos Ferrero (21) 4-6, 2-6, 0-6.