BOLOGNA, ITALY — Marcel Granolles and Pedro Martínez Portelo defeated Tomas Machak and Jakub Mencik in a tiebreaker, serving to Spain, with out top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, beat the Czech Republic and advance to Thursday’s Davis Cup semifinals.
Six-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz withdrew this week with a hamstring damage.
After each groups cut up two singles matches, Granojes and Martinez received the doubles match 7-6 (8), 7-6 (8) at Tremendous Tennis Area, advancing to the quarterfinals.
Spain will play both second-place Germany or Argentina within the closing quarter-final on Thursday.
The 20-year-old Mencic hit 20 aces en path to a 7-5, 6-4 victory over veteran Pablo Carreno Busta, adopted by Jaume Munar, who defeated world No. 17 Jiri Rehechka 6-3, 6-4 to win Spain’s first Davis Cup singles title.
Spain had not reached the semifinals since successful the match for the sixth time in 2019, whereas fourth-seeded Czech Republic had been eradicated since 2014.
Leaders Italy, aiming for his or her third consecutive victory and fourth place total, will face Belgium within the different semi-final. The Italian workforce is with out world No. 2 Jannik Sinner, who’s resting.
The Davis Cup closing in Bologna would be the sixth in a revamped occasion to find out a champion on a impartial web site.
