Arthur Rinderknech, who replaced Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the last minute, did the job perfectly alongside Nicolas Mahut to win in straight sets against British pair Joe Salisbury-Neal Skupske (6–1, 6–4 ) in 1h02.
France fell 2–1 to Great Britain, however, but can still hope to finish in the top two second to reach the quarter-finals.
Hope is slim, but there is still hope.