Spain is already in the Davis Cup semifinal. Depleted by the last minute loss of Carlitos, the Spanish team managed to quickly restructure and change the scheme to face the circumstances. Pablo Carreño was the first to take to the court, but ended up giving in to Mensik. It was Munar who gave hope to David Ferrer’s team with his victory, leaving the move to the semi-finals to be decided in the doubles. There Granollers and Martínez sealed Spain’s place in the Davis Cup semi-finals.
The Navy went to the matches of the Final at 8 with a significant drop, that of Carlos Alcaraz. The tennis player from Murcia suffers from edema in his right ischium, an injury that began during the ATP Finals and was aggravated during the final against Jannik Sinner of that same tournament. During the duel for the cup, Carlitos needed the physio to come in to do a massage and put a bandage on the area. An important loss to face the path to the salad bowl. Pablo Carreño went from substitute to starter and faced the first game.
Carreño made his debut against Mensik, it was an even duel in the early stages, but quickly the Czech’s power both on the serve and on his forehand prevailed over the Spaniard, who was not able to find the gaps and counteract the blows that he had to subtract or return. They sealed the first round just in time to avoid the tie-break. The second followed the same dynamic, but Mensik was able to solve it before and close it with a 4-6.
Spain was on the ropes, they needed Munar to work the miracle and get the necessary point. And he did it. His match, against Lehecka, was very different from the first. With the match halfway through the first set, Jaume managed to break the Czech’s serve and seal the first set with a 6-3. In the second he again used his powerful open serve to dislodge the Czech and prevent him from returning a forceful return. He broke Lehecka’s serve as soon as the set started and the rest of the time he was in cruise mode to also take the second command.
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