Defeat during its first two games against Germany (2-1) Wednesday then Australia (2-1) Thursday, the French team once again fails to get out of the group phase of the competition After the 2021 edition.
Le Monde with AFP
France was eliminated from the Davis Cup from the group phase after the victory of Germany against Belgium (2-1), Friday September 16, in Hamburg, who takes all chance to the Blues to qualify to the quarterfinals.
Defeat during its first two games against Germany (2-1) Wednesday then Australia (2-1) Thursday, the French team fails once again, after the 2021 edition, to get out of the group phase of the competition. The men of Sébastien Grosjean may have regrets after this failure in a group that the captain of the Blues judged “homogeneous” before the competition.
During the first meeting against Germany on Wednesday, the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi (53ᵉ world player) had two match balls against Jan-Lennard Struff (132ᵉ), who had finally won the first point, giving the ‘ advantage to Germany. Despite the victory of Adrian Mannarino (47ᵉ) in the second simple and then a beautiful double resistance, the Blues finally bowed, missing their entry into the competition.
Two inaugural defeats
Against Australia on Thursday, Richard Gasquet (79ᵉ), arrived in reinforcement in fifth man, held his role perfectly, beating proper, in two sets, Jason Kubler (97ᵉ).
Benjamin Bonzi then made Alex de Minaur tremble (22ᵉ). But, again, missed opportunities, such as these double break balls failed in the third set, allowed De Minaur, led four games to two, to cling, to finally bring the men of Lleyton Hewitt on a par. Before the Australian double dictates his law to the pair Nicolas Mahut-Arthur Rinderknech.
More masters of their destiny, the French had only slim chances of qualification after these two inaugural defeats. By hardly beating Belgium on Friday (2-1) after a decisive double, Germany ended it, taking a qualifying place, the other returning to Australia.
The Blues will compete in a final meeting, without stake, against Belgium on Saturday (from 2 p.m. Paris time).