STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — France secured a spot in the Davis Cup semifinals when Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga swept the doubles Saturday in straight sets to give their team an unassailable 3-0 lead over Germany.
Llodra and Tsonga beat Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4. The French pair dropped serve only once, in the first set but they rallied to win the tiebreaker.
France will play either Spain or the United States. The Spaniards lead the Americans 2-0.
France lost to Serbia in last year’s final, while Germany was looking to reach its first semifinal since 2007. France improved to 7-2 against Germany and has not lost to its neighbor since 1938.
