MADRID, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Spain's Davis Cup tennis
team qualified for the Septembers' semifinals on Sunday thanks to Juan Carlos
Ferrero's win over German rival Andreas Beck in straight sets of 6-4, 6-4 and
6-4, which gave Spain a 3-2 win in the series.
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Juan Carlos Ferrero (C) of Spain is
congratulated by team mates after winning the Davis Cup tennis
quarter-finals match against Andreas Beck of Germany in Marbella July 12,
2009.(Xinhua/Reuters photo) Photo Gallery>>> |
Earlier on Sunday, Germany's Philipp Koholschreiber
had equalized the series after a fraught battle with Spain's Fernando Verdasco,
in sets of 6-4, 6-2, 1-6, 2-6 and 8-6.
Ferrero, the world's number 37 and a member of Davis
Cup winning teams in 2000 and 2004, was absent during the last three editions of
the tournament.
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Juan Carlos Ferrero (top) of Spain is
carried on the shoulders of Feliciano Lopez after winning the Davis Cup
tennis quarter-finals match against Andreas Beck of Germany in Marbella
July 12, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters photo) Photo Gallery>>> |
However, a good performance at Wimbledon Open, where
he was a special guest, help him raise morale and his game. Under pressure with
the series equalized, Ferrero played at the top of his game.
On the first day, Andrea Beck defeated Spain's Tommy
Robledo and Spain's doubles team defeated their German rivals.
Spain's next competitive game is against Israel,
which eliminated Russia on Sunday, in a shock upset.
Also on Sunday, top-seeded United States lost to
Croatia and Argentina lost to the Czech Republic.