Monfils to captain France at Davis Cup

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Nov 7 : A month after bidding farewell to tennis as a player, Gael Monfils has joined France's Davis Cup team as their captain, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) announced on Saturday.

Former world number six Monfils officially retired last month after bowing out in the US Open's second round in September, ending a 22-year professional career that included two Grand Slam semi-final appearances.

But Monfils is set to be at the courtside when France begin their Davis Cup qualifying campaign in February, after he took over the captaincy from Paul-Henri Mathieu, who led them to the quarter-finals last year.

“I am immensely proud to become captain of the French team. This blue jersey means so much to me,” Monfils said in a statement.

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