Spain takes on Czechia in Doramatic Duel Duel, back in Davis Cup Semifinals – Tennis now

By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, November 20, 2025
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Playing without their top guns, Spain showed fire and desire to return to the semis Cup Semifinals.

Spain’s Jaume MANAR he stopped Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4 Reaching today’s Davis Cup Cournefinal with Czechia.

Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez it was a near heroic error Thomas Machac and Jakub Mensik 7-6 (8), 7-6 (8) Lifting Spain to a thrilling 2-1 victory over Czechia in Bologna.

Granoller and Martinez saved three set points in the first tiebreaker and were denied two set points in the second timebreaker to return to Spain in its first Davis Cup Semifinal since 2019.

A double quality managed by Mensik is a double fault after two hours, three minutes of play.

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Spain will play the winner of today’s quarterfinal between Argentina and Germany on Saturday. The winner of that Saturday Semifinal meeting will play either two-time Italy or Belgium in Belgium in the Davis Cup Final on Sunday.

To open this quarterfinal showdown with confidence, the humble mensik threw down 20 aces to lose Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-4.

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Miami Open Champion Mensik saved two break points to hold 4-3. Mensik navigated a difficult deece to take a 6-5 lead and then converted his third set point to break Carreno Busta’s lead by one.

Working at 4-5 in the second set, Carreno Busta felt the pressure as mensek delivered more deep strikes that took away the 99-minute lead and a 1-0 lead.

“The energy and spirit of the crowd and the Davis Cup gave me a really good boost,” Mensik said. “Even in the first stone he broke me, as the first, I knew I had chances to beat him in that whole game, in every game.

“I’m just happy that I kept my energy and focus throughout the game. Yeah, I broke him on the other end.”

The subplot of this tie was Spain playing without their top quality players.

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz He left on Monday after a Scan showed Edema in the right leg injury and suffered the loss of the ATP Finals Ticner match in Turin to Jannik Sonner on Sunday.

Spanish No. 2 Alejandro Damovich Fokina he passed Captain David Ferrerwhich reportedly involved DavidHich Fokina’s late withdrawal from the previous tie.

That means the pressure is reversed Jaume Munar shoulders.

World 36 was brought to Munar, defeating 17th-ranked Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4.

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The 28-year-old Munar saved both points she faced to secure her first career Davis Cup Singles victory at the crucial moment.

“I was confident with all my heart in my promise,” said Munar. “It doesn’t matter who I’ve been with before. That’s the first time
the most important thing. Because I’ve been playing really well indoors this year, I was very confident. That’s the main thing [factor].

“After that the match of two games lost to Jiri, but as I feel like I can do something that I didn’t do the last few times. It can’t be bigger than that he was there in my strategy and trying to put my strategies where I did today.”

LeecACHA doubled to break the break and take an early 4-2 lead to set up the Spaniard. MANAR INTERRUPTED POWER SOME POINTS SOME POINTS SINGLE PAPER COMPLETE LAUGHING BASED BASED TO BUILD A SET LEAD.

Munar broke to 30 to start the second set and served a break for the second set lead.

They came back from 15-40 down in the sixth game, Munar stopped and saved both points to hold 4-2.

As he did in the first set, Munar won eight of his last eight points to close out the hour, win in 22 minutes to extend the tie and set up a surprising and decisive doubles set.

A type of Czechia Captain Tomas Berdyych We were at his feet along with thousands of fans at the Super Tennis Arena – as the children’s doubles began.

Playing the Court of Dece, Machac returned the winner down the line – the second down the line returns the winner in the hole of the breaker – as Czechia is in order in front 5-2.

That perfect strike sparked a run of four straight breaks. When Machac hit a short Whantrand forehand, Czechia grabbed two set points 6-4.

On a full court point, the Spanbling Spanblies keep the ball alive and put in a short volley in the first set. Granollers fired a high volley to save Set Point No. 2 before Mensik hit a volley winner to give Czechia a third set point at 7-6.

The Spaniard targeted Mensik early on and reaped the reward as he took the lead in the third set piece. Granollers, the power of the set, hit a high volley to give Spain its first set to miss an early deficit as it went down at 8-all.

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The Granollers close the net and shout “No!” For his partner Mensik cruised late as the Spanish duo battled to three set points in all to take the opening set in one hour.

Martinez was held 4-3 in granoller who decided the deciding volley and Spain got two break points in the eighth game.

On the second break point, Machac hit an ace wide and followed it up with an ace down to set up trouble to tie the second set, 4-all, for Czechia.

Down 5-all, Czechia earned a break point from Martinez. Makhac, who had been a killer line returner all day, missed a forehand that returned the line wide as Martinez was held at 6-5.

In the Bollbreaker Set-Set-Set Old Froteled puts Spain Up 4-2, but Czechia roared back by winning the next four points and the next points following mensik ace down.

The granollers hit a volley in front to save the remaining point and Spain were held to a match point at 7-6. Machac was hidden by the Big Perfect to draw the level of Czechia and then he hit another bite service and returned with a smash that gave Czechia the second place.

Getting up to that event again, the granollers hit by the winder feeds to point to the point.

In Spain’s Second Match Point, MensIKI, who was all too strong in the opening games, forced a double fault over the service line and Spain advanced to their first semi-finals since 2019.