2010 Davis Cup Final Preview: France versus Serbia
On Friday, before 16,200 tennis fans in a sold-out arena in Belgrade, Serbia, the last tennis matches of the season will (finally) take place. France will be playing for its tenth Davis Cup title while Serbia will be hoping to win its first in front of the hometown
crowd. Serbia picked a moderately-slow hard court surface for the Tie which doesn’t appear to favor either team. The suspense regarding the choice of the second singles players and doubles teams for each country ended today with the announcements that Gilles Simon will join Gael Monfils in singles while Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra will partner in doubles for France. On the Serbian side, Novak Djokovic will be joined
by Janko Tipsarevic in singles and Nenad Zimonjic will partner Viktor Troicki in doubles. Of course, the door is still open for a line-up change on Saturday or Sunday…
On the road to the final, Serbia defeated the United States, Croatia and 2009 champion, the Czech Republic. France beat Germany, Spain and Argentina, without losing a live “rubber” to reach the final for the first time in eight years. In Davis Cup matches, Novak Djokovic is 17-6 in singles and Janko Tipsarevic is 25-9 and he also has a winning record versus Gael Monfils who is 3-1 in Davis Cup. Gilles Simon is 2-2 in singles. France has played most of its 2010 Davis Cup campaign without Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who will also miss the final. Two side notes for the final are that Niki Pilic, an advisor to the Serbian team, is looking to win the Davis Cup for Serbia, having already won as captain of the German and Croatian teams. At the same time, Serbian doubles star, Nenad Zimonjic, will partner Frenchman, Michael Llodra, beginning in 2011 after facing off in the doubles match in the Davis Cup final. Monfils and Tipsarevic will kick off the action on Friday, followed by Djokovic and Simon – tune in and cheer them all on because it’s December and they deserve it!
by Janko Tipsarevic in singles and Nenad Zimonjic will partner Viktor Troicki in doubles. Of course, the door is still open for a line-up change on Saturday or Sunday…
On the road to the final, Serbia defeated the United States, Croatia and 2009 champion, the Czech Republic. France beat Germany, Spain and Argentina, without losing a live “rubber” to reach the final for the first time in eight years. In Davis Cup matches, Novak Djokovic is 17-6 in singles and Janko Tipsarevic is 25-9 and he also has a winning record versus Gael Monfils who is 3-1 in Davis Cup. Gilles Simon is 2-2 in singles. France has played most of its 2010 Davis Cup campaign without Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who will also miss the final. Two side notes for the final are that Niki Pilic, an advisor to the Serbian team, is looking to win the Davis Cup for Serbia, having already won as captain of the German and Croatian teams. At the same time, Serbian doubles star, Nenad Zimonjic, will partner Frenchman, Michael Llodra, beginning in 2011 after facing off in the doubles match in the Davis Cup final. Monfils and Tipsarevic will kick off the action on Friday, followed by Djokovic and Simon – tune in and cheer them all on because it’s December and they deserve it!
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