France stay alive in Davis Cup final after doubles win


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 25 Nov 2018

Tennis - Davis Cup Final - France v Croatia - Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, France - November 24, 2018 France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut celebrate winning their doubles match against Croatia's Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

LILLE, France (Reuters) - The Davis Cup is entering a brave new world -- but it is not leaving the old one quietly.

Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert made sure of that with a gripping doubles win that keeps France's hopes against Croatia alive in the last final to be staged in the event's traditional format.

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