His chances of qualifying were tiny, they are now reduced to nothing. France, second in Group C, was eliminated this Sunday from the Davis Cup in the group stage, unable to finish among the two best second of the six groups.
Elimination was expected and the coup de grace came from the German Jan-Lennard Struff who, by beating two sets to zero the Austrian Dennis Novak, ensured his team or Serbia a better set ratio or of matches won / lost than France. Sweden was already guaranteed to finish in the best second nations and there was only one ticket left to take for the quarter-finals.
The victory between Germany and Austria was to be decided in the decisive double. The two teams being tied for one match everywhere after the two singles, France is mathematically eliminated. If they win 2-1, Germany will finish first in Group F ahead of Serbia, who have a ratio of four games won to two lost, better than France who finished with 3 and 3.
If Austria wins 2-1, Germany will finish second behind Serbia with a match ratio of 3-3 like France, but with a ratio of sets of six wins to seven lost, to six at worst. won for eight lost for France. Sweden, meanwhile, finished second in Group B with a 4-2 wins ratio.
