Nicolas Mahut of France reacts during his men's singles match against compatriot Gilles Simon at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, May 29, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
PARIS (Reuters) - France have left Gael Monfils out of their team to play Great Britain in the Davis Cup next week, preferring lower-ranked Nicolas Mahut for his grasscourt and doubles skills - as predicted by Monfils himself.
Mahut, ranked 66 in the world and who has struggled with thigh pain at this year's Wimbledon, is joined for the World Group quarter-final clash in London by Richard Gasquet (world number 20), Gilles Simon (13) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12).
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