{"id":143491,"date":"2025-09-14T21:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/143491\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T21:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:55:07","slug":"danish-expat-army-help-denmark-stun-spain-on-day-1-of-davis-cup-clash-in-marbella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/143491\/","title":{"rendered":"Danish expat army help Denmark stun Spain on Day 1 of Davis Cup Clash in Marbella"},"content":{"rendered":"

A PHALLANX of Danish expats cheered their tennis legends onto an extraordinary first day lead in a crucial Davis Cup tie in Marbella.<\/p>\n

They turned up in their thousands as the key international tournament arrived on the Costa del Sol.<\/p>\n

The Danish team made a perfect start in the qualifier against Spain, taking a 2-0 lead after the opening day at Puente Romano Tennis Club.<\/p>\n

World No. 8 Holger Rune defied the scorching heat to give the visitors the first point with a strong 7-5, 6-3 win over Pablo Carre\u00f1o Busta.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rune, just 21 years old, showed his power and consistency against the experienced Spaniard, who is currently ranked 123rd.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although Carre\u00f1o started well and even broke serve in the opening set, Rune quickly recovered and controlled the rest of the match.<\/p>\n

In the second singles match, Elmer Moeller produced the upset of the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In unbelievable 30-degree heat, the 20-year-old Dane came from a set down to beat Jaume Munar 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Munar, ranked No. 37, looked in control early on, winning six games in a row to take the first set.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Moeller responded with confidence, leaving the home crowd stunned as he sealed Denmark\u2019s second point.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a belting start, a real cracker from Rune,\u201d Danish expat Janus Nielsen, owner of Marbella-based AnyTech 365, told the Olive Press.<\/p>\n

\"\"Janus Nielsen cheering on Denmark in red and white<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then to see Moeller continue the trouncing was a joy,\u201d added Nielsen, who was top and tail wearing red and white to support his county.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo beat a Spanish player in that heat on their home territory is a real achievement,\u201d he added. \u201cLet\u2019s hope they keep it up today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The result means Spain must win all three matches today to keep their hopes alive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The day begins with the doubles, where Pedro Mart\u00ednez and Munar are currently facing August Holmgren and Johannes Ingildsen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Captains David Ferrer and Frederik Nielsen may still make tactical changes before play begins.<\/p>\n

Denmark, who already beat Serbia in the first round, are now just one win away from qualifying for the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna.<\/p>\n

Click here to read more Spain News<\/a> from The Olive Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A PHALLANX of Danish expats cheered their tennis legends onto an extraordinary first day lead in a crucial…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,96664,96665,85,747,96666],"class_list":{"0":"post-143491","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-news-spain","11":"tag-newspaper","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-tennis","14":"tag-the-olive-press"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}