Nadal rescues Spain but heartbreak for Djokovic's Serbia


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 23 Nov 2019

Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Quarter-Final - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - November 22, 2019 Serbia's Novak Djokovic and captain Nenad Zimonjic console Viktor Troicki after they lose their doubles match against Russia's Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal put in some late-night overtime to drag hosts Spain into the Davis Cup semi-finals but Novak Djokovic's hopes were dashed in excruciating fashion as Serbia bowed out on Friday.

World number one Nadal rescued his country as he joined forces with Marcel Granollers to win the deciding doubles rubber of their quarter-final against Argentina and set up a clash with Britain who beat Germany 2-0.

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