Thursday, 5 April 2012

Forget picks Simon for singles against USA

MONACO (AP)â€"France captain Guy Forget has chosen Gilles Simon to play singles against the United States in their Davis Cup quarterfinal on Friday.

Even though the 13th-ranked Simon is nursing a sore back and has had little practice, Forget selected him Thursday ahead of lower ranked Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra.

Sixth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be first on court at the Monte Carlo Country Club when he takes on the inexperienced 19-year-old Ryan Harrison.

Simon, who replaced the injured Gael Monfils, then plays No. 11 John Isner.

American captain Jim Courier was also dealt a blow when Mardy Fish pulled out with fatigue this week.

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