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France first to reach Davis Cup Quarterfinals

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France completed an emphatic 3-0 tie win over Germany when the French duo of Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra registered a hard-fought win over the Germans to help the host nation reach the quarterfinals.

Former champions France successfully completed a 3-0 win over Germany with the help of a crucial doubles rubber win to reach the quarterfinals of the 2010 Davis Cup  in a tie played here at Palais de Sports in Toulon, France.

Re-live the exciting moments of Benneteau-Llodra's victorious performance, click here.

The French duo of Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra opened the match well and broke the German duo twice to pocket the opening set 6-1. With an early break in the second set, the Frenchmen raced to a two sets to love lead.

Things took a serious turn in the third set when the German duo broke Benneteau's serve to race to a 3-1 lead and broke Llodra's serve to make matters worse for France and pocketed the third set 6-1. As the fourth set progressed, both teams tested each other to limits before the Frenchmen broke the Germans in the twelth game to win the match and the tie with a 6-1, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 doubles rubber scoreline.

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19:00
Final
 Mardy Fish (USA) Winner 2 4 6 77
John Isner (USA) 1 6 4 64
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  M Fish to J Isner : Fault. M Fish serve lands outside the service line.
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0-3   J Isner to M Fish : IN, Winner: Fish!!! Isner backhand finds way into the net
  J Isner to M Fish : Fault. J Isner serve lands outside the service line.
0-2   J Isner to M Fish : IN, Winner: Fish!!! After a short rally Isner sends a forehand long
  J Isner to M Fish : Fault. J Isner serve lands outside the service line.
  J Isner to M Fish : Fault. First serve goes into the net.
Fish - Isner    4 - 6    6 - 4    6 - 6   
Served By: J Isner Won By: Isner
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