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Defending champions Spain were knocked out of the Davis Cup Finals after the Russian Tennis Federation clinched a dramatic late-night win in Madrid. Needing a victory to reach the quarter-finals, Spanish pair Feliciano Lopez and Marcel Granollers lost 4-6 6-2 6-4 to Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev. Success in the deciding doubles meant the Russians – favourites to win the 18-team event – topped Group A. Their win also ensured Serbia qualified as one of two best-placed runners-up. There was a sombre mood inside the Caja Magica in the Spanish capital as the home team, without the injured Rafael Nadal,…