Herbert and Mahut help France to comeback Davis Cup win against Czech Republic
The France team came from one match down to win the Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic
© AI / Reuters / Panoramic
After the most tightly-contested tie of the Davis Cup opening day, France edged their Group C encounter with the Czech Republic thanks to their ATP Finals champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.
The doubles pair came from a set down in Innsbruck to beat the valiant Jiri Lehecka and Tomas Machac 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
“We tried to be really positive, that’s how we turned the match,” said Herbert afterwards.
“We need to recover now,” added captain Sebastien Grosjean. It was a tough battle today – it’s not easy to find the energy without the crowd. The guys did an amazing job today, I’m very proud of them.”
It followed Machac’s victory over Richard Gasquet in the first singles match of the day, and Adrian Mannarino’s 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2 win over Jiri Vesely to level the scores again.
France next play Great Britain on Saturday.
People in this post
More tennis news
Sinner ends 2026 season due to knee inflammation, misses ATP Finals
October 6, 1986: The day Pat Cash clashed with Brad Gilbert en route to Davis Cup glory
Djokovic into Beijing final vs. De Minaur after Medvedev is disqualified!
Alcaraz recovers from a set down against Munar to set up Tokyo final with Lehecka
October 5, 1918: The day French aviator Roland Garros was killed during World War I
