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 secured a 7-6 (4), 6-3 doubles victory over Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime and Duncan Chan in Saturday's Davis Cup match. This win marked France's second consecutive Davis Cup doubles triumph, following their February win against Slovakia. Herbert, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion, extended his Davis Cup doubles record to 16-3 with this victory.
Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, ended his 13-match winning streak at the Davis Cup with this loss. Canada now leads the best-of-five tie 2-1, with two more singles matches remaining to be played. Both teams demonstrated strong serve games, with the French managing to fend off the lone break and set point chance in the twelfth game.
Bonzi and Herbert capitalized on their doubles experience, taking an early lead of 6-0. After a tight first set, France's decisive break in the eighth game of the second set led to their victory. Canada took a 2-0 lead in the tie on Friday due to singles wins by Liam Draxl and Félix Auger-Aliassime. The winning team will advance to the Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna, Italy in November.
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