France take the doubles to keep Croatia at bay in Davis Cup final
Lille (France) (AFP) – Defending champions France fought back in the Davis Cup final with victory in the doubles on Saturday, reducing Croatia’s lead to 2-1 in Lille. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut had to scrap hard to squeeze past the Croatian pair Mate Pavic and Ivan Dodig in four sets — 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3). Victory for the Croats would have secured their second Davis Cup title after Borna Coric and Marin Cilic won their opening singles matches on Friday to give the Croats a 2-0 lead. Instead France will have a chance of defending the title they won against...
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