Chela upsets Johansson to seal rout of Sweden
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Your support makes all the difference.Argentina completed a 5-0 rout of Sweden on Sunday to set up a Davis Cup quarter-final against defending champions Croatia who beat Austria. Juan Ignacio Chela beat 13th-ranked Thomas Johansson 6-4, 6-1 in the reverse singles, handing the Swede his second upset of the World Group tie. Jose Acasuso defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-0, 6-1.
Chela, a reserve, took 55 minutes to defeat Johansson on outdoor clay at Parque Roca stadium. Both easily won service games until Chela broke Johansson for a 5-4 first-set lead when the Swede began to make unforced errors. Chela scored points with passing shots against the former Australian Open champion.
France also moved into April's quarter-finals, where they will play Russia, with a 3-2 win against Germany after dropping two meaningless singles on Sunday. France had clinched the World Group first-round tie on Saturday, leaving Germany's Tommy Haas to beat Michael Llodra 6-3, 6-3, and Rainer Schuettler to defeat Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-3.
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