The Netherlands beat Spain in the 2024 Davis Cup
Spain are eliminated from the game against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the tournament Davis Cup 2024 after defeat of Carlos Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers in the final doubles match against Wesley Koolhof and Botik Van de Zandschulp with a double score of 7-6, meaning last farewell from Rafa Nadal professional tennis.
The day tennis bid farewell to one of the world’s greatest legends didn’t start out well. with Rafa Nadal’s defeat by Botich Van de Zandschulpwho returned to serve as Spanish tennis executioner in a doubles match together with his teammate Wesley Koolhof, a true specialist of the Dutch team who played a key role in his team’s victory.
It was not an easy outcome for the Spanish pair against the Dutch, where Wesley Koolhof, winner of five titles in 2024, and the winning momentum of Carlos Alcaraz coupled with the leadership of Marcel Granollers, the ATP number four in doubles, stood out. It was not enough to give Spain a place in the semi-finals.
As expected, Equality was the tone of the match, which was to be decided in small details.Both pairs executed their serves with great confidence, resulting in the first set ending in a tie-break where Wesley Koolhof became a key player in the Netherlands’ dominance in the final points 7-6(4).
At the end, the Spanish couple gets lost on a roller coaster.
But when things started to improve for the Spanish team, the reaction of David Ferrer’s students was immediate, and after receiving a break on the second move of the Dutchman’s serve, they were unable to maintain the advantage and the match reached a dead end. real roller coaster with breaks in serve for both pairs before a brutal final result for the Spaniards in the second tie-break of the evening.
Sudden death that happened same result as in the first setalthough this time the Spaniards failed to get a single point from the rest, which the Dutch achieved twice in the final 7-3, giving them a set, a match and a pass to the semi-finals.