Spain fight back to reach Davis Cup semis

Spain reached the semifinals of the Davis Cup on Thursday after coming back from one match down to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in Bologna.

Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez beat Tomas Machac and Jakub Mensik 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (10-8) to seal Spain's passage to the last four, where David Ferrer's team will face either Argentina or Germany in the last four on Saturday.

Vamossss!💪

Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez defeat Jakub Mensik and Tomas Machac in straight sets 7-6(8) 7-6(8) 🇪🇸#DavisCup pic.twitter.com/RZ5Li6Q4g5

Jaume Munar set Spain up to win the tie by beating Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4 and levelling up the match after Pablo Carreno Busta was beaten by world number 19 Mensik 7-5, 6-4.

Munar sends Spain into a deciding doubles ➡️🇪🇸

He defeats Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-4#DavisCup pic.twitter.com/H06nVFaiNj — Davis Cup (@DavisCup) November 20, 2025

Spain's biggest star Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the tournament on Tuesday with a hamstring injury suffered during his defeat to Jannik Sinner in the title-match of the ATP Finals on Sunday.

The six-time Grand Slam champion said in the aftermath of that defeat that his hamstring hadn't affected him, even though it was strapped up during a medical time out.

World No 1 Alcaraz is one of three top-10 players to have dropped out of the Davis Cup finals in northern Italy, where fans have also been denied the chance to see Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti play for the Azzurri.

The highest ranked player at the Davis Cup finals is former Olympic champion and world No 3 Alexander Zverev, who will play for Germany against Argentina later on Thursday.