France wary of Serbia in Davis Cup despite Djokovic absence

Sep 3, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Lucas Pouille of France hits a backhand against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina (not pictured) on day seven of the U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

LILLE, France (Reuters) - France cannot take anything for granted in their Davis Cup semi-final against Serbia even though the visitors will be without Novak Djokovic, team captain Yannick Noah said on Thursday.

French number two Lucas Pouille will kick off the tie on Friday when he takes on Dusan Lajovic in the first singles match. Friday's action will be completed with a second singles match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Laslo Djere.