Gael Monfils came back from 4-1 down in the second set of the Qatar Open on Friday to defeat top seed Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4, paving the way for an all-French final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Every Monday, "Le Sportcast" brings you the latest news in French sports. In this first edition, we look at Ligue 1 club upsets at the French Cup, the European campaign for Top 14 clubs and French failures at the Australian Open.
Victor Troicki thrashed France's Michael Llodra in the singles' final on Sunday, securing a memorable 3-2 victory, sweeping Serbia to its first Davis Cup victory and leaving France in the dust (6-2 6-2 6-3).
Gaël Monfils of the French Davis Cup team lost to Serbia's Novak Djokovic on Sunday, tying the final at 2-2 and setting up the evening's grand finale when Gilles Simon takes on Janko Tipsarevic.
French tennis team captain Guy Forget has named Gael Monfils (pictured), Michael Llodra, Arnaud Clement, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet as his squad to face Serbia in the Davis Cup final at Belgrade Arena on December 3-5.
Sweden's Robin Soderling clinched the Paris Masters title with a 6-1, 7-6 win in the final over Frenchman Gael Monfils. Soderling becomes the first Swede to win a Masters 1000 tournament since Thomas Enqvist in 2000.
France's Gael Monfils (pictured) emerged victorious over Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters Saturday, and is now set to face off against Sweden’s Robin Soderling in the final Sunday.
World number one Rafael Nadal won the Tokyo tournament title with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Frenchman Gael Monfils in the final. The Spaniard has now won 43 titles in his career.
France completed a 5-0 whitewash of Argentina on Sunday, a day after Michaël Llodra and Arnaud Clément (pictured) clinched the third and decisive point in the doubles to hand the French squad a place in the Davis Cup final.
