France wins reverse singles to rout Israel 5-0

Tennis February 03, 2013

France wins reverse singles to rout Israel 5-0

ROUEN, France (AP) — Michael Llodra and Richard Gasquet won their reverse singles in straight sets on Sunday as France completed a 5-0 rout of Israel in their Davis Cup first-round match.

Llodra had helped France win Saturday's doubles and had little trouble beating Noam Okun 6-3, 7-6 (5), before Gasquet followed up his win in Friday's opening singles with a comfortable 6-4, 6-3 win against Amir Weintraub.

France will travel to Argentina in the quarterfinals in April. Julien Benneteau helped Llodra win the doubles, while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won in singles on Friday to score the other point in captain Arnaud Clement's debut tie since taking over from Guy Forget.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Davis Cup,
- Men's sports,
- Men's tennis
People
Locations
- France,
- Israel,
- Western Europe,
- Europe

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