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Davis Cup: Spain edges Croatia 3-2 to reach quarterfinals
Published Feb. 5, 2017 3:54 p.m. ET
AP
OSIJEK, Croatia (AP) Pablo Carreno Busta beat Nikola Mektic 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-4 as Spain edged depleted Croatia to reach the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup on Sunday with a 3-2 victory.
Earlier Sunday, Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Croatia's Franko Skugor 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (6) to put Spain level at 2-2 and send the match into the deciding rubber.
Croatia won the doubles on Saturday for a surprise 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series.
Croatia, last year's World Group runner-up, played with a reserve lineup as it missed its four top players - Marin Cilic, Ivo Karlovic, Borna Coric and Ivan Dodig.
Spain was without Rafael Nadal.
Spain will play Serbia in the quarterfinals which completed its 4-1 rout of Russia on Sunday.
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