UPDATE 2-Tennis-Spain through to semi-finals after epic doubles

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By Kevin Fylan

BREMEN, Germany, April 12 (Reuters) - Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez won an epic doubles against Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber and Philipp Petzschner 6-7 7-6 6-4 2-6 12-10 to take Spain into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup on Saturday.

Spain, in control of the tie after singles wins for Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer on Friday, took a 3-0 winning lead as they saw off the battling German doubles pair in four hours 45 minutes on the indoor hard court at the AWD Dome.

After four sets of error-strewn tennis from both sides, the match came down to a thrilling decider.

It stayed with serve, and with Spain always having their noses in front it meant the Germans had to show nerves of steel to stay in the match.

Kohlschreiber was first up, the German number one holding on at 4-5. Petzschner matched his achievement at 5-6 and on it went, as neither side managed to force a break.

The Spaniards came under the most pressure, with Lopez having to save breakpoints in the 13th and 17th games and then hauling his way back from 0-30 in his next service.