Carreño shows grit to leave Struff out of the game

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Pablo Carreño showed his superiority against Jan-Lennard Struff with a well-worked match, knowing when to take risks with his shots to start the semifinals series in his favor. With a score of 6-4 and 7-6(6) in 1 hour and 46 minutes of play, the Spanish player defeated the German to bring Spain closer to the 2025 Davis Cup final.

With the tension and nerves typical of a match of this caliber present from the moment the teams took to the court, Pablo Carreño and Jan-Lennard Struff faced off in a crucial encounter in the series. Despite starting with great sensations with his backhand, the German was able to find an opening, but it didn't last long.

Far from giving up, Pablo reacted immediately. Strong in his serve and fierce in his returns, the Asturian player knew how to capitalize on his opportunities to claim the first set, turning the tide by finding solidity from the baseline and gaining ground with each point.

Struff improves, but Carreño resists fiercely

Equality prevailed in a second set where errors took a back seat, with Struff taking a step forward to hold his serve. Similar to what happened in the first set, the Spanish player had a chance to close the match on Struff's serve, but Jan-Lennard was relentless with a direct ace.

With a workman's attitude from the other side of the net, Carreño didn't give up, trying to neutralize the opponent's serves and then reaping rewards in the rallies. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Struff went for broke in the tiebreak, attempting to dominate with his net approaches.

Having the opportunity on his racquet to push the match to the deciding set, the German, with patience and a lot of control, brought home 7 consecutive points in the tiebreak to completely overwhelm his opponent, thus giving Spain the first point of the tie.

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