France Beats Canada in Doubles at Davis Cup; Canada Still Leads Best-of-Five Tie 2-1
Bonzi and Herbert used a decisive second-set break to give France its first point, while Canada still leads the best-of-five tie 2-1.
- On Saturday, France's Benjamin Bonzi and Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime and Duncan Chan 7-6 , 6-3 in Davis Cup doubles at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City.
- Canada entered the match holding a 2-0 lead after Friday singles victories by Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., over Arthur Rinderknech and Auger-Aliassime over Quentin Halys.
- Bonzi and Herbert's doubles experience proved pivotal as they secured a decisive break in the second set's eighth game, ending Auger-Aliassime's 13-match Davis Cup winning streak.
- Despite the loss, Canada leads the tie 2-1 with up to two singles matches remaining on Saturday to determine the series winner.
- The winning team advances to the Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna, Italy, in November, with Draxl expected to face Halys in the fifth match if necessary.
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Conducted 2 to 0 at the end of Friday's first day, France by Captain Paul-Henri Mathieu managed to take the double but Arthur Rinderknech scored against the local, Felix Auger-Aliassime on Saturday.
France and the United States were eliminated Saturday from the Davis Cup, after their respective defeats against Canada and the Czech Republic. ...
Caught by his audience in the Québec Videotron Centre, Auger-Aliassime won his arm against the thirty-year-old tricolor 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, to send his country into the final phase of the prestigious international tennis tournament. "We're simply relieved. Rinderknech played incredibly well, we looked for small loopholes in his game and we managed to reverse the steam" of the game, welcomed Canadian captain Frank Dancevic after the success. The…
Rennais d'adoption Arthur Rinderknech won the first set on Saturday evening against Félix Auger-Aliassime (5th in the world), who ended up dominant him in three rounds. France was eliminated from the Davis Cup.
Auger-Aliassime and Draxl had won their respective matches on Friday to give a 2-0 cushion to the unifolio.
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The French pair beat the Canadian 7-6 (7/4) pair on Saturday in Quebec City, 6-3 to score France's first point in this qualifying match for the Davis Cup final phase.
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