Eliminated in the group stage during the last edition of the Davis Cup, at the end of November, the French team will face Ecuador on March 4 and 5 in a qualifying round. This meeting will take place at the Palais des Sports in Pau, a room usually intended for the Elan Béarnais basketball club and which can accommodate nearly 7,500 spectators a day. Captain Sébastien Grosjean made use of the experience and the best players of the moment for this match with Gaël Monfils, Adrian Mannarino, Nicolas Mahut and Pierre Hugues Herbert.
“During the Australian Open, Gaël Monfils was in very good shape, performing a magnificent journey to reach the quarter-finals. He is very motivated to play in the Davis Cup,
Grosjean said in a statement from the FFT.
It's a logical selection and he will be France's No. 1 for this meeting.
Adrian Mannarino was with us at the 2021 finals in Austria.
He integrated very well into the team and showed a very interesting level.
He confirmed this at the start of the year by reaching the round of 16 in Melbourne, with victories over Hubert Hurkacz and Aslan Karatsev, and by performing a good match against Rafael Nadal.
His level of play and his confidence are there and, physically, he did a lot of work in December.
Finally, for the doubles, I chose Nicolas Mahut and Pierre Hugues Herbert who know each other by heart and will have the opportunity to play together indoors before this meeting.
This duo is a safe bet.
They have always been present in the Davis Cup
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