{"id":587953,"date":"2025-11-23T03:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T03:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/587953\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T03:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T03:07:42","slug":"granollers-and-martinez-helps-spain-stun-germany-to-reach-davis-cup-final-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/587953\/","title":{"rendered":"Granollers and Mart\u00ednez helps Spain stun Germany to reach Davis Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) \u2014 Spain reached the Davis Cup final thanks to doubles pair Marcel Granollers and Pedro Mart\u00ednez, who defeated Germany\u2019s Tim P\u00fctz and Kevin Krawietz 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Saturday for a 2-1 win in their semifinal.<\/p>\n

Alexander Zverev had kept the Germans\u2019 hopes alive with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win over Jaume Munar after Pablo Carre\u00f1o Busta got Spain off to a winning start against Jan-Lennard Struff.<\/p>\n

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Spain’s Pedro Martinez, top left, returns the ball with his teammate Marcel Granollers during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match against Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

\"Germany's<\/p>\n

Germany’s Kevin Krawietz, left, and Tim Puetz talk during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match against Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

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Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez celebrate with their teammates after winning against Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match between Spain and Germany, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

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Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez celebrate with their teammates after winning against Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match between Spain and Germany, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

\"Spain's<\/p>\n

Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez celebrate with their teammates after winning against Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match between Spain and Germany, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

Carre\u00f1o Busta saved five consecutive set points in the tiebreaker before beating the German veteran 6-4, 7-6 (6).<\/p>\n

But Granollers and Mart\u00ednez shocked P\u00fctz and Krawietz by dealing them just their second Davis Cup loss.<\/p>\n

It sent the Spanish team, which was without injured No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, back into the final for the first time in six years.<\/p>\n

Spain will face two-time defending champion Italy, which defeated Belgium on Friday.<\/p>\n

AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/p>\n


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Spain’s Pedro Martinez, top left, returns the ball with his teammate Marcel Granollers during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match against Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

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Germany’s Kevin Krawietz, left, and Tim Puetz talk during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match against Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

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\n \"Spain's<\/p>\n

Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez celebrate with their teammates after winning against Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match between Spain and Germany, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

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Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez celebrate with their teammates after winning against Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match between Spain and Germany, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

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Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez celebrate with their teammates after winning against Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz during a Davis Cup double semifinal tennis match between Spain and Germany, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

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MILAN (AP) \u2014 And then there were three.<\/p>\n

Bologna moved level with Inter Milan and Roma on 24 points atop Serie A after a 3-0 win at Udinese on Saturday, despite a rare penalty miss from Riccardo Orsolini.<\/p>\n

Orsolini, the league\u2019s leading goalscorer, recovered from that miss to set up Tommaso Pobega for the first of his two goals.<\/p>\n

Roma visits Cremonese on Sunday, shortly before Inter plays Milan in a city derby.<\/p>\n

Milan has just two points less than the top three and is level with Napoli, which was playing Atalanta later Saturday. <\/p>\n

Juventus was on 20 points after drawing 1-1 at bottom team Fiorentina.<\/p>\n

Bologna struggled to break Udinese down but was given a golden chance shortly before halftime when Udinese defender Kingsley Ehizibue blocked Pobega\u2019s shot with his elbow.<\/p>\n

However, Maduka Okoye saved the resulting penalty from Orsolini \u2014 who had scored 15 of his 16 previous spot kicks.<\/p>\n

Orsolini thought he had redeemed himself minutes later but his would-be goal was ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n

Bologna broke the deadlock in the 54th minute. Orsolini knocked down a cross-field pass and cut inside before rolling it across for Pobega to drill into the bottom left corner.<\/p>\n

Worse was to come for Udinese six minutes later as Okoye\u2019s terrible pass was intercepted by Pobega to score his second of the game.<\/p>\n

Udinese did not learn from that and got into another mess trying to play out from the back in stoppage time, allowing Federico Bernardeschi to sweep into an empty net.<\/p>\n

Juventus was held to its third straight draw as it struggled to deal with Fiorentina and a fired-up Moise Kean.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old Kean, who started his career at Juventus, was returning from a shin injury and he was Fiorentina\u2019s most threatening player in the first half, during which he hit the crossbar.<\/p>\n

Juventus took the lead in the sixth minute of stoppage time with a fierce, 25-yard shot from Filip Kostic.<\/p>\n

There had been so much time added on because play had to be halted because of racist chanting directed at former Fiorentina forward Dusan Vlahovic, who is Serbian, and there had also been a lengthy video review that led to a penalty being revoked after being awarded to Juventus<\/p>\n

Fiorentina leveled almost immediately after halftime as two former Juve players combined with Kean setting up Rolando Mandragora for a long-range strike into the far top corner.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Daniele De Rossi’s Genoa drew 3-3 at Cagliari in a relegation battle. Genoa moved level with 17th-placed Parma, three points below Cagliari.<\/p>\n

AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/p>\n


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Fiorentina’s head coach Paolo Vanoli, left, and Juventus’ head coach Luciano Spalletti during the Serie A soccer match between Fiorentina and Juventus in Florence, Italy, Saturday Nov. 22, 2025. (Massimo Paolone\/LaPresse via AP)<\/p>\n

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Juventus’ Filip Kostic celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Fiorentina and Juventus in Florence, Italy, Saturday Nov. 22, 2025. (Massimo Paolone\/LaPresse via AP)<\/p>\n

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Fiorentina’s Rolando Mandragora, center, celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Fiorentina and Juventus in Florence, Italy, Saturday Nov. 22, 2025. (Massimo Paolone\/LaPresse via AP)<\/p>\n

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Genoa’s Leo Skiri Ostigard, left, celebrates after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Cagliari Calcio and Genoa in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Gianluca Zuddas\/LaPresse via AP)<\/p>\n

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Cagliari’s Gennaro Borrelli celebrates after scoring their side’s first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Cagliari Calcio and Genoa in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Gianluca Zuddas\/LaPresse via AP)<\/p>\n

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Bologna’s Tommaso Pobega celebrates after scoring their side’s first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Bologna in Udine, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Andrea Bressanutti\/LaPresse via AP)<\/p>\n

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Bologna’s Tommaso Pobega scores their side’s first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Bologna in Udine, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Andrea Bressanutti\/LaPresse via AP)<\/p>\n

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Bologna’s Tommaso Pobega celebrates after scoring their side’s first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Bologna in Udine, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Andrea Bressanutti\/LaPresse via AP)<\/p>\n

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