The Netherlands moved to the brink of their first Davis Cup final as Botic Van de Zandschulp held his nerve to beat Germany's Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-7(12) 6-3 on Friday.

Earlier in the day, Botic van de Zandschulp, who beat Rafael Nadal in the final match of the Spaniard's career on Tuesday, put the Dutch 1-0 up with a win over Daniel Altmaier

MALAGA, Spain — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in professional tennis, 80th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp, gave the Netherlands a 1-0 lead over Germany in the Davis Cup semifinals Friday by hanging on to defeat Daniel Altmaier 6-4 ...

Rafael Nadal in an official tennis match has given the Netherlands a 1-0 lead over Germany in the Davis Cup semifinals.

Italy is ready to defend the Davis Cup title at the "Martin Carpena" in Malaga. Filippo Volandri's Azzurri, after overcoming Argentina and Australia, will face the Netherlands to win for the

The Netherlands made history as they reached the Davis Cup final for the first time with a 2-0 defeat of Germany on Friday.Singles wins for Botic Van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor sparked a party amongst the orange-clad Dutch fans inside the Jose Maria Martin Carpena arena.

Rafael Nadal has lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in what could be the last match of the 22-time Grand Slam champion's career.

The Netherlands reach the final of the Davis Cup for the first time as Tallon Griekspoor fights back in his singles match to clinch a 2-0 win over Germany.