Noah launches stinging attack on Davis Cup revamp


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 26 Nov 2018

Tennis - Davis Cup Final - France v Croatia - Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, France - November 25, 2018 France captain Yannick Noah reacts during the match between France's Lucas Pouille and Croatia's Marin Cilic REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

LILLE, France (Reuters) - Yannick Noah launched an impassioned attack on the imminent Davis Cup revamp after his third spell as France captain ended in defeat in the final by Croatia on Sunday.

Shortly after 24-year-old Lucas Pouille, whose defeat by Marin Cilic sealed France's fate, said he was quitting the Davis Cup, Noah said the competition was disappearing in all but name.

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