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France qualify for Davis Cup quarter-finals

Published: 07 Mar 2015 - 06:32 pm | Last Updated: 16 Jan 2022 - 09:07 pm


Frankfurt---France qualified for the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead over Germany in Frankfurt on Saturday.
After Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils beat Jan-Lennard Struff and Philipp Kohlschreiber respectively on Friday, the doubles pairing of Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut made it 3-0 with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Benjamin Becker and Andre Begemann.

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