From frosty handshakes to trash talk, some of the game’s best used the net and microphone as effectively as their racquets this season.

Even so, both nations have made it through to Sunday’s championship tie.

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Spain reached the Davis Cup final thanks to doubles pair Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martínez, who defeated Germany’s Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3m Saturday for a 2 ...

As for Spain, they aren’t short on bringing a gritty presence to the table either.

Later Friday, No. 22 Flavio Cobolli faced No. 43 Zizou Bergs in the second singles in the Italian city of Bologna, and the two-time defending champions reached the Davis Cup final after Cobolli beat ...