Carlos Alcaraz picks up where he left off, racing through a love hold.

That's 14 points in a row.

The players are back from their bathroom breaks and we're ready to go again.

Carlos Alcaraz only needs the first. The Spaniard ups the intensity with a dominant tie-break performance.

That helps Spain out big time and takes them one step closer to a deciding doubles.

Carlos Alcaraz walks to his chair with a clenched fist and a wall of noise behind him. He has six set points.

Tallon Griekspoor tries to regain control by coming to the net, but he misses a volley and and then goes long.

It's a long, long way back now for the Dutchman, who throws his racquet off the floor and gestures to the crowd.

A huge roar from the Malaga crowd as Carlos Alcaraz sends Tallon Griekspoor tumbling with a deep, forceful forehand.

The Spaniard makes the most of the mini-break, backing it up and opening up a 3-0 lead.

The tie-break gets under way with the longest rally so far and it's Carlos Alcaraz who comes out on top as Tallon Griekspoor nets.

Very nearly for Tallon Griekspoor, who recovers from a slip to meet a drop shot from Carlos Alcaraz but he can only plant his next shot into the net.

And there's not much he can do about the next point, either as Alcaraz lands an ace - his sixth of the match.

And there's his seventh. We're going to a tie-break.

A very, very solid hold to love from Tallon Griekspoor. He piles the pressure back on Carlos Alcaraz.

That is ridiculous. That dink of a drop shot from Carlos Alcaraz has got Rafael Nadal on his feet and it even earns a thumbs up from Tallon Griekspoor.

And there's another Alcaraz ace. We could be going the distance in this opening set.

Carlos Alcaraz throws himself at that serve, but he can't get enough on it and Tallon Griekspoor gets the job done with a forehand winner after sending the Spaniard out wide on the next point.

A lightning-fast second serve from Tallon Griekspoor comes up clutch and we go to deuce.

And what a time for Rafael Nadal to return - Carlos Alcaraz has got himself a break point.

There's the man of the hour, Rafael Nadal.

He's back court-side to watch Carlos Alcaraz, who has to win to keep Spain in the Davis Cup and put off Nadal's retirement for at least another couple of days.

Carlos Alcaraz speeds through his service game and it's that serve-volley combo that wraps it up. Lovely.

The crowd in Malaga enjoyed that one.

But he gets the second! Tallon Griekspoor goes the wrong way and Carlos Alcaraz, sensing his opponent is out of position, fizzes a forehand winner past the Dutchman.

We're back on serve.

Carlos Alcaraz can't make the most of his first chance, sending the ball into the middle of the net.

That's better, Carlos. The Spaniard dances through the air to defend a blistering Tallon Griekspoor backhand and he follows it up with an equally acrobatic volley winner.

And then he lands two big, big forehand winners. Three break points.

And there it is. Tallon Griekspoor only needs the first of his three break points as Carlos Alcaraz plants the ball into the net.

Spain are having to play catch-up against the Dutch team now.

Oh dear. A double fault and it's three break points for Tallon Griekspoor.