US EditionDavis Cup Roundup: Spain Completes Comeback to Make Final 8
Spain overcame a 2-0 deficit against Denmark with key wins from Pedro Martinez, Jaume Munar, and Pablo Carreno Busta to reach the Davis Cup Final 8 for the first time in history.
- On Sunday, Spain overturned a 0-2 deficit at Puente Romano in Marbella to reach the Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna, completing the field of eight teams.
- Missing Carlos Alcaraz, Spain had lost the opening two rubbers and fell a set down in doubles, a position never overcome in their 227 Davis Cup ties.
- Munar and Martinez began by winning the doubles 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, then Martinez saved match point and upset Holger Rune 6-1, 4-6, 7-6, to seal the tie.
- The Davis Cup Final 8, scheduled for Nov. 18-23 in Bologna, now includes Italy, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Argentina, and France.
- Martinez produced a career-defining display, defeating Holger Rune in three hours and 16 minutes to cap Spain's remarkable team effort, ending three years of finals in Malaga and advancing to the Bologna Finals.
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Spain signed a historic date back to Denmark in Marbella by the Qualifiers and entered the Final 8 of the Davis Cup.The painting left to the team captained by Javier Frana.
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Davis Cup roundup: Spain completes comeback to make Final 8
Pedro Martinez, Jaume Munar and Pablo Carreno Busta all contributed to Spain's reverse sweep of Denmark on Sunday in Marbella to allow Spain to advance to the Davis Cup's Final 8.Spain's dramatic comeback from down 2-0 completed the field of eight teams to advance. Earlier in the day, Belgium downed Au
This Sunday the Spanish team won the Final 8 of the Davis Cup thanks to the 6-2 and 6-3 of Pablo Carreño on Elmer Moller in the fifth and last match of his qualifier against Denmark played in the Club de Tenis Puente Romano de Marbella (Málaga), culminating a comeback that would have been impossible without the triumph of the doubles and without that of Pedro Martínez by 6-1, 4-6 and 7-6(3) against Holger Rune.In the morning, Jaume Munar and Ped…
Ferrer's team turns the series against Denmark, lifting a decisive match ball and for the first time an adverse 0-2, and will contest the final phase in November
The Asturian fulfilled to the number two Danish and certified the pass of the team of David Ferrer to the Final to 8 of Bologna. Martínez Portero, hero of the elimination by saving a match point against Rune after winning the doubles with Munar. Read
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