BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Spain reached the Davis Cup final thanks to doubles pair Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martínez, who defeated Germany’s Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3m Saturday for a 2-1 win in their semifinal.
Alexander Zverev had 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.
Carreño Busta saved five consecutive set points in the tiebreaker before beating the German veteran, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
