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Davis Cup Preview: France vs. Italy

ByNiko Vercelletto

Published Apr 04, 2018

The defending French team has a lot to prove this year. For the quarterfinals they will head to Genoa, Italy in April for their first tie on Italian soil since 1977. However, despite being tied with 5 wins each in their last 10 encounters, France has not beaten Italy on their home turf since 1924. On the flip side, Italy is trying to get into the semifinals for only the second time since 1998.

Here are the players that will face off on outdoor clay courts this weekend:

Fabio Fognini

Age: 30

Ranking: No. 18 (Doubles No. 93)

Davis Cup Record: 20-7 singles, 7-4 doubles

Season Highlight: Winning the Sao Paulo Open

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Paolo Lorenzi

Age: 36

Ranking: No. 57 (Doubles No. 88)

Davis Cup Record: 5-4 singles, 0-1 doubles

Season Highlight: Qualifying for the Australian Open

Andreas Seppi

Age: No. 34

Ranking: No. 62 (Doubles No. 223)

Davis Cup Record: 18-18 singles, 4-2 doubles

Season Highlight: Round of 16 at the Australian Open

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Matteo Berrettini

Age: 22

Ranking: No. 104 (Doubles No. 456)

Davis Cup Record: First appearance

Season Highlight: Winning the Trofeo Perrel Challenger title

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Simone Bolelli

Age: 32

Ranking: No. 165 (Doubles No. 229)

Davis Cup Record: 7-9 singles, 12-4 doubles

Season Highlight: Finalist at the Punta del Este Challenger

Lucas Pouille

Age: 24

Ranking: No. 11 (Doubles, No. 125

Davis Cup Record: 4-3 singles, 0-0 doubles

Season Highlight: Winning the Open Sud de France title

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Adrian Mannarino

Age: 29

Ranking: No. 25 (Doubles, No. 232)

Davis Cup Record: 1-1 singles, 0-0 doubles

Season Highlight: Round of 32 at the Australian Open

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Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Age: 27

Ranking: No. 79 (Doubles, No. 13)

Davis Cup Record: 0-1 singles, 5-1 doubles

Season Highlight: Round of 16 at Indian Wells

Jeremy Chardy

Age: 31

Ranking: No. 80 (Doubles, No. 106)

Davis Cup Record: 5-0 singles, 0-0 doubles

Season Highlight: Round of 16 at the Miami Open

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Nicholas Mahut

Age: 36

Ranking: No. 112 (Doubles, No. 7)

Davis Cup Record: 1-1 singles, 6-2 doubles

Season Highlight: Quarterfinals at Open 13 Provence