Granollers/Martinez firmly seated at Spanish Davis Cup small forward position ATP Tour
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Granollers/Martinez secure Spanish Davis Cup small forward position
The six-time champions will face Argentina or Germany in the semi-finals
November 20, 2025
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Pedro Martinez and Marcel Granollers sealed a crucial Davis Cup doubles victory for Spain in Bologna on Thursday.
Written by ATP Staff
An experienced Spanish side dug deep to eliminate young Czech talent in a thrilling Davis Cup quarter-final clash in Bologna on Thursday afternoon.
Jakub Mencic and Jaume Munric won singles for their respective countries to end the quarterfinals 1-1, while Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez sealed victory for Spain by defeating Tomas Machak and Mencic 7-6(8), 7-6(8) in an exciting doubles match.
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Granollers and Martinez won the draw for the Spanish team, defeating Machak/Mencic 7-6(8) 7-6(8) to advance to the semifinals! 🇪🇸@Davis Cup | #daviscup | @RFETenis pic.twitter.com/WD3ZQwQ9gf
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The 39-year-old former PIF ATP doubles No. 1 Granollers and the 28-year-old Martinez saved three set points in the first set tie-break and two set points in the second set tie-break to achieve a decisive victory. The victory was sealed when #NextGenATP Mensik double-faulted 8/9 under pressure in the second-set tiebreak, ensuring Spain’s advance to Saturday’s semifinals against second-seeded Germany or Argentina.
The 20-year-old Mensik defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-4 in the first singles match, and then Jaume Munar defeated Jiri Lehka 6-3, 6-4 to equalize the score. The stage for the doubles showdown has opened. Six-time Davis Cup champions, Spain are in the semi-finals for the first time since winning their most recent title in 2019.
