Davis Cup Finals 2023: France beat Switzerland in Great Britain's group
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Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France beat Swiss duo Marc-Andrea Huesler and Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-2
Davis Cup Finals group stage 2023 |
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Venue: AO Arena, Manchester Dates: 12-17 September. |
Coverage: Streaming and live text coverage of GB ties across BBC Sport website, app and iPlayer |
France beat Switzerland in the opening match of Great Britain's Davis Cup Finals group.
Adrian Mannarino lost the first set against Dominic Stricker but prevailed 3-6 6-1 6-4 to give France the lead in Group B.
Ugo Humbert then beat Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 as France took an unassailable advantage before they also won the doubles for a 3-0 victory.
Great Britain open their campaign against Australia on Wednesday.
In Group A, Chile clinched a 3-0 victory over Sweden in their tie in Bologna.
Cristian Garin beat Leo Borg, son of legendary Swedish player Bjorn, 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 7-5 before Nicolas Jarry eased to a 6-2 6-4 win over Elias Ymer in just over an hour.
Doubles pair Tomas Barrios Vera and Alejandro Tabilo then overcame Filip Bergevi and Andre Goransson 6-4 7-5.
Serbia coped without Novak Djokovic - due to join the team for their tie with Spain on Friday - to claim a 3-0 win over South Korea.
Dusan Lajovic beat Seongchan Hong 6-4 7-6 (7-3) while Laslo Djere overcame an early setback against Soonwoo Kwon to win 4-6 6-2 6-2.
Nikola Cacic and Miomir Kecmanovic bounced back from losing the first set to claim a 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-5) win over Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song.
The Netherlands won the opening tie of Group D in Split after a 2-1 victory over Finland.
Otto Virtanen gave Finland the lead after his 7-6 (7-0) 6-4 win over Botic van de Zandschulp.
Tallon Griekspoor levelled the tie with a 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 win over Emil Ruusuvuori.
And Wesley Koolhof and Matwe Middelkoop then wrapped up a 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 win over Harri Heliovaara and Patrik Niklas-Salminen in the doubles.
How to watch the Davis Cup
All of Great Britain's matches will be streamed on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website from 13:00 BST with updates on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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