France beats Canada in doubles at Davis Cup; Canada still leads best-of-five tie 2-1
Bonzi and Herbert used a strong start and a key second-set break to hand Canada its first doubles loss in the tie.
- On Saturday, France's Benjamin Bonzi and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion, defeated Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Duncan Chan 7-6 , 6-3 in doubles action at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City.
- Canada maintains a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five tie following singles victories on Friday by Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., over Arthur Rinderknech and Auger-Aliassime against Quentin Halys.
- Herbert improved his Davis Cup doubles record to 16-3 with the win, while Auger-Aliassime's 13-match Davis Cup winning streak ended alongside debutant Chan.
- Leveraging their experience, the French pair secured a decisive break in the eighth game of the second set, which propelled them to victory after both teams held serve comfortably.
- As the tie continues, Auger-Aliassime is expected to face Rinderknech in the fourth rubber match, with the winner advancing to the Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna, Italy in November.
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The French pair beat the Canadian 7-6 (7/4) pair on Saturday in Quebec City, 6-3 to score France's first point in this qualifying match for the Davis Cup final phase.
The French pair beat the Canadian 7-6 (7/4) pair on Saturday in Quebec City, 6-3 to score France's first point in this qualifying game for the Davis Cup final, with Canada leading 2-1 after two single wins the day before.
The Benjamin Bonzi-Pierre-Hugues Herbert pair won on Saturday in the double against Canada, after two single defeats the day before.
The Canadiens Auger-Aliassime and Chan had the chance to qualify their country for the final phase of the Davis Cup, the World Tennis Cup.
Winnipeg Free Press
France beats Canada in doubles at Davis Cup; Canada still leads best-of-five tie 2-1
QUÉBEC - France's Benjamin Bonzi and Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime and Duncan Chan 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Saturday in doubles action at the Davis Cup.
Opposed to FÊlix Auger-Aliassime and Duncan Chen, the tricolored pair composed by Benjamin Bonzi and Pierre-Hugues Herbert won in two clean runs and kept France's team alive in the confrontation with Canada.
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