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MALAGA, Spain — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in an official tennis match has led the Netherlands into the Davis Cup final for the first time by eliminating Germany. Botic van de Zandschulp put the Dutch in front by hanging on to defeat Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 6-7 (12), 6-3 on his 10th match point Friday. Tallon Griekspoor then clinched the best-of-three-match semifinal by coming back for a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-4 win over Jan-Lennard Struff in the second singles match. The other semifinal is Saturday, when No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner and defending champion Italy take on Australia.
