France beats Canada in doubles at Davis Cup; Canada still leads best-of-five tie 2-1
Bonzi and Herbert improved to 16-3 in Davis Cup doubles as France cut Canada’s tie lead to 2-1.
- On Saturday, France's Benjamin Bonzi and Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Duncan Chan 7-6 , 6-3 in doubles action at the Davis Cup in Quebec City.
- Canada maintains a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five tie following Friday's singles victories by Liam Draxl over Arthur Rinderknech and Auger-Aliassime against Quentin Halys.
- Herbert, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion, improved his Davis Cup doubles record to 16-3, while Chan from Markham, Ont., played in his first-ever Davis Cup match for Canada.
- The winning team advances to the Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna, Italy, in November, with the remaining singles matches set to determine the outcome of the tie.
- Auger-Aliassime saw his 13-match winning streak end, and he is expected to face Rinderknech today, while Draxl remains available to face Halys if a fifth match is necessary.
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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.
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 game for the Davis Cup final, with Canada leading 2-1 after two single wins the day before.
The Benjamin Bonzi-Pierre-Hugues Herbert pair won on Saturday in the double against Canada, after two single defeats the day before.
The Canadiens Auger-Aliassime and Chan had the chance to qualify their country for the final phase of the Davis Cup, the World Tennis Cup.
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France beats Canada in doubles at Davis Cup; Canada still leads best-of-five tie 2-1
QUÉBEC - France's Benjamin Bonzi and Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime and Duncan Chan 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Saturday in doubles action at the Davis Cup.
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