Davis Cup results LIVE: Spain into the semi-finals after dramatic five-set thriller
SPAIN swept into the Davis Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling victory over Germany in Valencia.
Spain moved into the semi-finals after a dramatic day of Davis Cup action
David Ferrer beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 in the decider after Rafael Nadal had thrashed Alexander Zverev to tie it up.
Spain will face France in the next round while Croatia meet the USA.
Defending champs France reached the semi-finals of the Davis Cup for a third year in a row after Lucas Pouille came back to beat Fabio Fognini 2-6 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3 in Genoa on Sunday and clinch their tie with Italy 3-1.
Croatia also made it into the last four as Australian Open runner-up Marin Cilic crushed Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-1 6-1 to seal their tie 3-1.
Croatia will meet the United States in the semis in September following Jack Sock and Ryan Harrison's doubles win against Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen on Saturday which gave the U.S. a 3-0 win.
Boris Becker looks on during the quarter final match between Germany and Spain
Rafael Nadal returns to action for the Davis Cup
Davis Cup results live
ITALY 1 - FRANCE 3
Venue: Valletta Cambiaso ASD, Genova, ITA (clay - outdoor)
Lucas Pouille (FRA) bt. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-3 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-1Fabio Fognini (ITA) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-3
Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt. Simone Bolelli/Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-4 6-3 6-1Lucas Pouille (FRA) bt. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2-6 6-1 7-6 (7-3) 6-3Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs. Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
SPAIN 3 - GERMANY 2
Venue: Plaza de Toros de Valencia, Valencia, ESP (clay - outdoor)
Alexander Zverev (GER) bt. David Ferrer (ESP) 6-4 6-2 6-2
Rafael Nadal (ESP) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-2 6-2 6-3
Tim Puetz/Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) bt. Feliciano Lopez/Marc Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-7(4) 7-5
Rafael Nadal (ESP) bt. Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-1 6-4 6-4
David Ferrer (ESP) bt. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5CROATIA 3-1 KAZAKHSTAN
Venue: Varazdin Arena, Varazdin, CRO (clay - indoor)
Marin Cilic (CRO) bt Dmitry Popko (KAZ) 6-2 6-1 6-2
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) bt Borna Coric (CRO) 3-6 7-6 6-4 6-2
Ivan Dodig/Nikola Mektic (CRO) bt. Timur Khabibulin/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4 6-2
Marin Cilic (CRO) bt. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-1 6-1 6-1Borna Coric (CRO) vs. Dmitry Popko (KAZ)
USA 3 - BELGIUM 0
Venue: Curb Event Center, Nashville, USA (hard - indoor)
John Isner (USA) bt. Joris De Loore (BEL) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-4
Sam Querrey (USA) bt. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 6-1 7-6(5) 7-5
Ryan Harrison/Jack Sock (USA) bt Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen (BEL) 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 6-4
John Isner (USA) v Ruben Bemelmans (BEL)
Sam Querrey (USA) v Joris De Loore (BEL)