The French team will try to qualify for the Davis Cup by relying, among others, on the young Arthur Fils, the experienced Adrian Mannarino and Ugo Humbert, according to the list unveiled by Pierre-Henri Mathieu this Friday. The new captain, who announced his first selection, also called forty-year-olds Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin to challenge Taiwan in the Davis Cup qualifying round.
The Blues will be led by the French No. 1, Ugo Humbert, winner of the Metz tournament in November and who is now in 20th place in the ATP rankings. The 22nd in the world Adrian Mannarino will also be there to accompany the young Arthur Fils, aged 19 and eliminated in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Hong Kong this Friday.
“There is no real surprise in this selection. I chose the three singles players who finished the season very well and were in the spotlight for a large part of 2023,” Paul-Henri Mathieu said in a statement released by the French Federation. of tennis. France was eliminated during the group stage in September during the 2023 edition. The matches will take place on February 3 and 4, after the Australian Open (January 14 – January 28).
At the start of the season, the Blues are rather on the rise, as evidenced by the qualification of the French team for a semi-final of the United Cup, a mixed team event contested this week. The Tricolores won the right to face Poland of Iga Swiantek and Hubert Hurkacz this Saturday thanks in particular to the victory of Caroline Garcia and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the decisive doubles Thursday against Norway 7-5, 6- 4. In the singles, Garcia beat Malene Helgo in three sets 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/5), while Casper Ruud then dominated Adrian Mannarino 6-1, 6-4 .
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