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Ferrero win seals top flight survival for Spain
But Seppi, who provided a surprise on Friday when he beat Ferrero, battled hard in the third set finding the inspiration for a 7-5 victory to keep the rubber alive. The fourth set was a struggle for a tiring Nadal in the southern Italian heat but he ground out a 6-4 victory to take the tie on to level terms. "I've had a tough week or so with the China Open, the flight back from China and then a singles on Friday and a doubles game on Saturday that lasted for four and a half hours," said Nadal. "My first two sets were very good and in fact I'd say the first set was perfect but then from the third set I struggled physically and it became hard work. "He started to play more aggressively and I found it difficult to move around the court. But I played with my heart right until the end. It was my faith in victory when physically it became tough that was the key," added the Spaniard. Ferrero had no trouble in dealing with Bracciali and despite suffering a cut to his knee which left him bleeding throughout the third set he cruised to a win which saved Spain from becoming only the third team in the Davis Cup World Group's 24-year history to be relegated the year after winning the title. France went down in 1998 and Sweden, winners in 1999, were relegated in 2000.
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