Nadal storms to Davis Cup victory

Nadal was on top form in his first clay-court match of 2009

Rafael Nadal put his injury worries and the stormy weather behind him to thrash Janko Tipsarevic as Spain took a 2-0 lead over Serbia in the Davis Cup.

The first day of the World Group first-round tie had been postponed after gale-force winds in Benidorm, but the champions wasted no time on Saturday.

Nadal hammered Tipsarevic 6-1 6-0 6-2, after David Ferrer had a superb 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7-4) win over Novak Djokovic.

The doubles rubber in the clay-court tie will be played later on Saturday.

Nadal was playing for the first time since losing to Andy Murray in the Rotterdam final on 15 February because of a knee injury.

Sweden's tie against Israel was marred as around 100 demonstrators clashed with police in Malmo.

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Malmo city council had ordered the tie be played behind closed doors for security reasons as up to 10,000 people protested against Israel's recent offensive in Gaza.

Inside the Baltic Hall, the tie was locked at 1-1 after the opening day's singles.

In other matches, Argentina lead the Netherlands 2-0 in Buenos Aires going into the doubles, while the Czech Republic and France are tied at 1-1 in Ostrava.

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