After 30 years without a male Grand Slam winner, France's tennis establishment is beginning to ask questions.
Carlos Berlocq upset Gilles Simon 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 to hand Argentina a surprise 3-2 victory over France in their Davis Cup quarter-final.
Argentina came from a set down to upset France in the doubles and take a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup quarter-final.
Round-up: Sam Querrey drew the US level with Serbia while Davis Cup holders Czech Republic took a 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan.
Richard Gasquet has been replaced by Gilles Simon in the France team to face Argentina in this weekend's Davis Cup quarters.
Round-up: Novak Djokovic inflicted a crushing defeat on Olivier Rochus as Serbia surged 2-0 up on Belgium in the Davis Cup.
List of Australian Open men's singles champions since the event began in 1905 (Australian unless stated): 2013 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) bt Andy Murray (Britain)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga got the defence of his Metz title off to a solid start with a regulation 6-3 6-3 win over fellow Frenchman Clement Reix.
Five-times champions Spain face a long journey to begin the 2013 Davis Cup when they were drawn against Canada in the opening round.
Arnaud Clement has been named France's Davis Cup team captain, as a replacement for Guy Forget, the French tennis federation said on Friday.
Roger Federer reacted to a mid-match wake-up call to reach the French Open fourth round with a 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory over Nicolas Mahut.
Round-up: Rafael Nadal continued his march towards a seventh French Open title with a demolition of Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin.
Second round: 6-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Benoit Paire (France) 6-3 6-3 6-2 Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) beat 25-Bernard Tomic (Australia) 6-
Alex Bogomolov Jr caused a stir at the French Open when he pulled out of his first round encounter at match point in the deciding fifth set.
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