Mahut and Herbert put France ahead in Davis Cup semi-final

Tennis - Davis Cup - Semi-Final - France vs Serbia- Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - September 16, 2017 France's Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert shake hands with Serbia's Filip Krajinovic And Nenad Zimonjic after winning their doubles match REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

LILLE, France (Reuters) - France took a 2-1 lead at home to Serbia in their Davis Cup semi-final when Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut beat Filip Krajinovic and Nenad Zimonjic 6-1 6-2 7-6(3) in the doubles on Saturday.

Herbert and Mahut, who together have won two grand slam doubles titles, lost only two points on serve in the first set and were barely troubled in a one-sided match on indoor clay at Pierre Mauroy stadium.