Sébastien Grosjean has selected Benjamin Bonzi (26 years old, 48th in the world), Adrian Mannarino (34 years old, 63rd), Arthur Rinderknech (27 years old, 64th) and for the double Nicolas Mahut (40 years old, 21st in this specialty) to face the country host, Belgium and Australia.

"I took four players because unfortunately there was the injury of Gaël who had to be in the team," said the captain, who reserves the possibility of integrating a fifth depending on the results of the American tour. on hard.

These four players are those who eliminated Ecuador in early March in Pau in the first round, with double Pierre-Hugues Herbert, also currently injured.

The Blues will have to finish in the top two to qualify for the quarter-finals.

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