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  "id": 18719703,
  "title": "Retired tennis star Gaël Monfils named captain of France's Davis Cup team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/retired-tennis-star-gael-monfils-named-captain-of-frances-davis-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T12:07:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261107-retired-tennis-star-ga%C3%ABl-monfils-named-captain-of-france-s-davis-cup-team"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Recently retired tennis player Gaël Monfils was named captain of the French Davis Cup team, the country's tennis federation announced Saturday. France will next take part in the Davis Cup in February 2027 after having failed to qualify for this year's finals in Bologna.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Gael Monfils appointed captain of France's Davis Cup team following retirement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/gael-monfils-appointed-captain-of-frances-davis-cup-team-following",
        "published": "2026-11-07T12:15:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Gaël Monfils stays in tennis as captain of France’s Davis Cup team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/gael-monfils-stays-in-tennis-as-captain-of-frances-davis-cup-team-18711240",
        "published": "2026-11-07T12:17:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}