Yannick Noah won't replace injured Gasquet for Davis Cup final

Richard Gasquet, on Monday, pulled out of France's training camp with an unspecified injury.

Published : Nov 13, 2018 21:02 IST , Paris

Yannick Noah has chosen to not name a replacement for Richard Gasquet.
Yannick Noah has chosen to not name a replacement for Richard Gasquet.
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Yannick Noah has chosen to not name a replacement for Richard Gasquet.

France's Davis Cup team captain Yannick Noah said Tuesday he will not name a replacement for Richard Gasquet after the world number 26 pulled out of the final due to injury.

Gasquet's decision, made on Monday when he cited an unspecified injury , leaves France relying on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lucas Pouille for the singles rubbers of the November 23-25 final against Croatia in Lille.

Noah, a French Open winner in 1983, has also selected Jeremy Chardy and doubles pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

The 58-year-old has also selected Benoit Paire and Julien Benneteau as reserves in the event of a late withdrawal.

France holds 10 Davis Cup titles and will defend its 2017 crown against a Croatia team that has triumphed only once, in 2005.

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