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maltatoday SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2017 Sports 61 TENNIS Davis Cup final: France move within one win of their 10th title after going 2-1 up against Belgium FRANCE moved within one victory of a 10th Davis Cup title by winning the doubles against Belgium yesterday in Lille. Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat Ruben Bemelmans and Joris De Loore 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 to give the hosts a 2-1 lead in the final ahead of Sunday's reverse singles matches. The French pair, playing competitively together for the first time, were down a break in the third set when Gasquet lost his serve, but Bemelmans was unable to serve out the set and the hosts dug in and took the tie-break. France made their deci- sive move in the seventh game of the fourth set on the Bemelmans serve, and Herbert would eventually serve out the match. If Jo-Wilfried Tsonga de- feats David Goffin in the first singles match on today then France will win the Davis Cup for the first time since 2001 with a match to spare. Richard Gasquet (R) and Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France

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