AP Tennis Writer
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in an official tennis match has given the Netherlands a 1-0 lead over Germany in the Davis Cup semifinals. Botic van de Zandschulp put the Dutch in front by hanging on to defeat Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 6-7 (12), 6-3 on Friday. The Dutch never have been to the team competition’s final and would get there if Tallon Griekspoor can get past Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in the second singles match. The other semifinal is Saturday, when No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner and defending champion Italy take on Australia.
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