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11/22 13:15 CST Granollers and Martnez helps Spain stun Germany to reach Davis
Cup final
Granollers and Martnez helps Spain stun Germany to reach Davis Cup final
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) --- Spain reached the Davis Cup final thanks to doubles
pair Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martnez, who defeated Germany's Tim Ptz and
Kevin Krawietz 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Saturday for a 2-1 win in their semifinal.
Alexander Zverev had kept the Germans' hopes alive with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win
over Jaume Munar after Pablo Carreo Busta got Spain off to a winning start
against Jan-Lennard Struff.
Carreo Busta saved five consecutive set points in the tiebreaker before
beating the German veteran 6-4, 7-6 (6).
But Granollers and Martnez shocked Ptz and Krawietz by dealing them just
their second Davis Cup loss.
It sent the Spanish team, which was without injured No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, back
into the final for the first time in six years.
Spain will face two-time defending champion Italy, which defeated Belgium on
Friday.
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