BOLOGNA, Italy — Marcel Granolles and Pedro Martínez Portelo defeated Tomas Machak and Jakub Mencik within the doubles ultimate as Spain received 2-1 on Thursday, defeating the Czech Republic and advancing to the Davis Cup semifinals.
Granolles and Martinez performed within the absence of top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, a six-time Grand Slam champion who withdrew from Spain’s nationwide workforce as a consequence of a hamstring damage.
Spain, who had not reached the semifinals since profitable the final of their six Davis Cup titles in 2019, will subsequent face second-seeded Germany, who defeated Argentina 2-1.
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz defeated Andres Molteni and Horacio Zeballos in a third-set tie-break within the doubles ultimate, giving Germany a victory within the quarterfinals.
Argentina was aiming for its one centesimal Davis Cup victory.
The 20-year-old Mencic hit 20 aces alongside the way in which to offer the Czech workforce the lead, defeating veteran Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-4. Jaume Munar then defeated world No. 17 Jiri Rejeca 6-3, 6-4 to win his first Davis Cup singles title for Spain.
“I used to be fairly assured in my tennis,” Munar mentioned. “It did not matter who was in entrance of me. I had plenty of confidence in myself, that is a very powerful factor.”
The fourth-seeded Czech Republic was aiming to return to the semifinals for the primary time since 2014.
In doubles, Krawietz and Puetz received 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10), with each groups losing match factors.
Argentina was aiming to advance to the semifinals for the primary time since profitable in 2016. Germany was a semifinalist final 12 months.
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 ultimate in Bologna would be the sixth in a revamped occasion to find out a champion on a impartial web site.
