Overview
- Pedro Martinez beat Holger Rune 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3) after the Dane led 5-3 in the third set and held a match point.
- Spain captain David Ferrer confronted chair umpire Roberto Ranieri over Rune's conduct and the decision to allow treatment for cramping.
- Rune smashed two balls out of the stadium, taunted the crowd, received a warning, and then declined to shake the umpire’s hand.
- Explaining the snub, Rune said the official “didn’t deserve” a handshake due to “so many mistakes,” and he criticized what he called unsportsmanlike crowd behavior.
- Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Elmer Moeller 6-2, 6-3 in the deciding rubber in Marbella to seal Spain’s 3-2 comeback and a spot in the Final 8.