Team effort drives Dutch to first Davis Cup final
The Straits Times|November 24, 2024
An inspired Netherlands team made Davis Cup history on Nov 22, as they put their nation into the final for the first time with a 2-0 defeat of Germany.

Singles wins for Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor sparked a party among an army of orange-clad Dutch fans inside the Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena in Malaga.

Paul Haarhuis' team will next face defending champions Italy, who beat Australia 2-0 in the second semi-finals, in the Nov 24 final.

"It's unbelievable, we have been talking about this for two or three years," Griekspoor said on court.

"We came here all the time and had unbelievably tough draws, losing to finalists and winners and this year we had Spain in the quarter-finals, but we believed in ourselves so much and we felt like it was possible."

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