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Nadal powers Spain into Davis Cup semis, Djokovic's Serbia ousted

Spain's Rafael Nadal Marcel Granollers celebrate after their decisive doubles win in the Davis Cup quarter-finals over Argentina's Leonardo Mayer and Maximo Gonzalez.[Courtesy]

Rafael Nadal won back-to-back matches to propel Spain to a 2-1 victory over Argentina and a place in the semi-finals of the new-look Davis Cup on Friday.

World number one Nadal thrashed Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-2 to pull Spain level after Guido Pella put the Argentines ahead with a 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 win over Pablo Carreno.

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