In order to show off his captain’s stripes, Paul-Henri Mathieu has chosen to keep it simple, for his first selection, that it will be about leading to victory, during a first round largely within the reach of the French team, in Taipei (Taiwan), February 3 and 4.
“PHM” has chosen the three best French people in the ATP ranking, namely Ugo Humbert (20th), Adrian Mannarino (22nd) and Arthur Fils (36th), who will be supported by a very experienced doubles pair, composed of Nicolas Mahut (38th). in doubles) and Édouard Roger-Vasselin (11th in doubles).
Qualification for the group stage at stake
Facing them, the French will have rather modest opponents since no Taiwanese currently appears in the ATP top 200. But Paul-Henri Mathieu knows that we will have to remain cautious: “We know the complexity and the danger of playing away. These are players ranked around 200th in the world and very good on fast surfaces. Chun-hsin Tseng was even in the 100 best players in the world. He had also been world number 1 junior. They are therefore dangerous players who we will have to be wary of, even if we will be favorites on paper. »
If successful, the French team will qualify for the group stage, scheduled for September 10 to 15, 2024.
