The Blues found the French public in the Davis Cup, Friday in Pau, for the qualifying match against Ecuador.
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Eliminated in the group stage of the last Davis Cup campaign, the Tricolores launched their 2022 edition against Ecuador, at the Palais des sports de Pau, Friday March 4, at 3 p.m.
If the opponent may seem modest – his best player is ranked 136th in the ATP – this qualifying round is nonetheless very important to reach the main round.
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In the absence of Gaël Monfils, forfeited, the tricolor captain Sébastien Grosjean decided to align Arthur Rinderknech (59th in the world), who, for his third match in the Davis Cup, won in two sets (6-2, 7 -5) against Emilio Gomez (136th in the world). Adrian Mannarino (58th in the world) then succeeded him and beat Roberto Quiroz (381st in the world) in three sets (6-4, 4-6, 6-1). France therefore leads 2-0 after the first two singles on Friday. The weekend will continue on Saturday, with the doubles from 2 p.m., then the last two singles.