Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez steered Spain to the title match at the Davis Cup Finals on Saturday when they secured a hard-fought 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 decisive doubles win against Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
Earlier in Bologna, Alexander Zverev had leveled the tie for Germany with a 7-6(2) 7-6(5) win against Jaume Munar after Pablo Carreno Busta had beaten Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 7-6(6) to put Spain ahead.
With the doubles still to decide the semi-final tie, Granollers and Martinez stepped up to put Spain through. They crucially saved one break point when serving for the match at 5-3, 30/40 in the third set, and secured victory on their first match point, sparking jubilant scenes of celebration among the Spanish team.
In the first match of the day, Carreno Busta saved five consecutive set points in the second set against Struff, coming from 1/6 down in the tiebreak to put his country ahead after one hour and 46 minutes.
The number 3 player in the PIF ATP Rankings Zverev hit 32 winners, including 13 aces, past Munar, but in the end his victory was in vain. Zverev ends his season with a record of 57-25, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Spain is in its first Davis Cup final since lifting the trophy in 2019. The former champion will play against two-time defending champion Italy in the final on Sunday.
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