Davis Cup Finals
Granollers/Martinez maintain agency to earn Spain Davis Cup SF spot
Six-time champion nation will face Argentina or Germany in final 4
November 20, 2025
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Pedro Martinez and Marcel Granollers seal a vital Davis Cup doubles victory for Spain on Thursday in Bologna.
By ATP Workers
An skilled Spain staff dug deep to oust the younger abilities of Czechia in an exhilarating Davis Cup quarter-final tie on Thursday afternoon in Bologna.
After Jakub Mensik and Jaume Munar had every earned singles wins for his or her respective nations to go away the last-eight encounter at 1-1, Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez edged Tomas Machac and Mensik 7-6(8), 7-6(8) in an enthralling doubles rubber to seal victory for Spain.
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Granollers and Martinez win the tie for Workforce Spain, outlasting Machac/Mensik 7-6(8) 7-6(8) to achieve the semi-finals! 🇪🇸@DavisCup | #DavisCup | @RFETenis pic.twitter.com/WD3ZQwQ9gf
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The 39-year-old Granollers, a former No. 1 within the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings, and 28-year-old Martinez saved three set factors within the first-set tie-break and two set factors within the second-set tie-break for his or her decisive victory. It was lastly sealed when #NextGenATP Mensik fired a double fault beneath stress at 8/9 within the second-set tie-break, making certain Spain superior to a semi-final conflict on Saturday in opposition to second seed Germany or Argentina.
The stage had been set for the doubles showdown after 20-year-old Mensik eased previous Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-4 within the opening singles rubber, earlier than Jaume Munar downed Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4 to stage the tie. A six-time Davis Cup champion, Spain is into the semi-finals for the primary time since lifting its most up-to-date title in 2019.
