France qualified for the group stage of the Davis Cup by beating Taiwan 3-0 in the play-off match, after the doubles victory on Sunday for the pair Mahut/Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 6-2, 7 -6 (7/1).
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The Taiwanese Yu Hsiou Hsu and Jason Jung won the first set, but Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin were able to regain control afterwards, which gave rise to a tense and very close third set.
The Blues had perfectly negotiated the first part of this play-off on Saturday, winning the first two singles, thanks to the experienced Adrian Mannarino and the young Luca Van Assche.
Next meeting in September for the group stage
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A mission is never accomplished before the end of the match, and it is true that there was a lot of suspense over this double
(won in the tie-break of the third set by the pair Roger-Vasselin - Mahut )
,
whispered the captain of the Blues at the microphone of BeIN Sports
.
I am very happy with this first weekend as captain.
They were all very serious and prepared this meeting very well.
The following ?
We are lucky to have a very large pool of players, the team does not belong to anyone, everyone has their place, everyone has a chance.
Before the next round
(group stage, in September)
, there will be the Olympic Games in Paris, places will be expensive.
They will win their selection with their ranking.
We will be at their service so that they are in the best possible condition
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