VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Julien Benneteau will play for France in Davis Cup singles against Canada on Friday after Gael Monfils was ruled out with knee tendinitis.
Monfils was limping after losing the Montpellier final last weekend, and France captain Guy Forget didn't want to risk playing his team's second-best player on the opening day against Milos Raonic.
"When you are two days away from playing a match that big and that long, you have to evaluate the chances of your players against someone like Milos who's a really dangerous and good player," Forget said at the draw on Thursday.
Benneteau, who will …
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