BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Spain reached the Davis Cup final thanks to doubles doubles Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martínez, who beat Germany’s Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Saturday for a 2-1 victory in the semifinals.
Alexander Zverev kept the Germans’ hopes alive with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win over Jaume Munar after Pablo Carreño Busta got Spain off to a winning start against Jan-Lennard Struff.
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Carreño Busta saved five straight set points in the tiebreaker before beating the German veteran 6-4, 7-6 (6).
But Granollers and Martínez surprised Pütz and Krawietz by inflicting only their second Davis Cup defeat.
That sent the Spanish team, without injured No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, to the final for the first time in six years.
Spain will face two-time defending champions Italy, who beat Belgium on Friday.
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