{"id":90580,"date":"2025-09-14T19:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=90580"},"modified":"2025-09-14T19:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:09:14","slug":"davis-cup-2025-final-8-set-full-results-and-road-to-bologna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/09\/14\/davis-cup-2025-final-8-set-full-results-and-road-to-bologna\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis Cup 2025 Final 8 Set: Full Results and Road to Bologna"},"content":{"rendered":"

The road to the 2025 Davis Cup<\/a> Final 8 is officially set after a thrilling second round of qualifiers that delivered upsets, marathon battles, and commanding displays across the globe. Seven nations have booked their tickets to Bologna, joining defending champions and hosts Italy for what promises to be a blockbuster finale to this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the decisive second-round ties unfolded:<\/p>\n

Netherlands vs. Argentina<\/h4>\n

Last year\u2019s runners-up, the Netherlands, will not be returning to the Final 8 after falling 3\u20131 to Argentina on home indoor courts \u2014 a surface where they might have fancied their chances.<\/p>\n

Missing their No.1 Tallon Griekspoor and retired doubles specialist Wesley Koolhof, the Dutch quickly went down 3\u20130 after defeats in both singles matches and the doubles. Jesper De Jong earned a consolation win in the fourth rubber, but with the tie already decided, the fifth was not played.<\/p>\n

The turning point came in the second singles rubber when Francisco Cerundolo edged Botic van de Zandschulp in a marathon first set. Already trailing 1\u20130, losing that set proved fatal for the Dutch, whose momentum never recovered.<\/p>\n

Australia vs. Belgium<\/h4>\n

In one of the biggest upsets of the second round, Belgium secured its place in the Final 8 with a 3\u20132 win over Australia.<\/p>\n

The tie opened with a stunner as Raphael Collignon<\/a> shocked world No.8 Alex de Minaur in a three-set thriller. Zizou Bergs carried the momentum, defeating Jordan Thompson in the second singles match to put Belgium 2\u20130 ahead.<\/p>\n

Australia rallied back strongly, winning the doubles and the fourth singles to level the tie at 2\u20132. That set the stage for a high-pressure decider between Collignon and Aleksandar Vukic. Despite dropping the first set in heartbreaking fashion, Collignon showed the same form that carried him through the US Open just weeks earlier. He stormed back to take the next two sets, sealing the win and sending Belgium through to Bologna.<\/p>\n

Hungary vs. Austria<\/h4>\n

Austria edged past Hungary 3\u20132 in Debrecen to punch their ticket to the Final 8, surviving one of the tightest ties of the round.<\/p>\n

Jurij Rodionov gave Austria the perfect start, defeating Fabian Marozsan in a three-set battle, before Lukas Neumayer doubled the lead with a gritty win over Marton Fucsovics in another deciding set. Down 0\u20132, Hungary fought back through their doubles duo of Marozsan and Zsombor Piros, who outlasted Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler in two tense tiebreak sets to keep the tie alive.<\/p>\n

Momentum shifted further when Piros produced a stirring comeback against Neumayer in the fourth rubber, leveling the tie at 2\u20132 and sending the clash into a deciding fifth match. But Rodionov once again stood tall for Austria, brushing aside Fucsovics in straight sets to clinch the decisive point and seal Austria\u2019s place in Bologna.<\/p>\n

Japan vs. Germany<\/h4>\n

Germany produced one of the most dominant performances of the second round, sweeping Japan 4\u20130 in Tokyo without dropping a single rubber.<\/p>\n

Jan-Lennard Struff set the tone by edging Yoshihito Nishioka in a dramatic three-set opener, clinching the deciding set after losing a tight second-set tiebreak. Yannick Hanfmann doubled the lead with a straight-sets victory over Shintaro Mochizuki, giving Germany firm control of the tie.<\/p>\n

The doubles pair of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz then sealed qualification with a composed win over Yosuke Watanuki and Takeru Yuzuki, wrapping things up in two tiebreak sets. With the result already decided, Justin Engel was given his Davis Cup debut and impressed, rallying past Rei Sakamoto in a match tiebreak to make it 4\u20130 overall. The fifth rubber between Nishioka and Hanfmann was not played, leaving Germany to celebrate a flawless weekend and a ticket to the Final 8.<\/p>\n

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