France drop Benneteau, Mahut for Davis Cup final


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 23 Nov 2017

Tennis - Davis Cup Final Preview - France vs Belgium - Lille, France - November 23, 2017 France captian Yannick Noah with Lucas Pouille, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert ahead of the final REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

LILLE, France (Reuters) - Doubles specialists Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau were omitted from the France team to play Belgium in the Davis Cup final starting on Friday.

In Thursday's draw, captain Yannick Noah named Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Lucas Pouille, Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert for the three-day event in Lille.

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