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Sept. 17, 2011 / 1:01 PM

France beats Spain in Davis Cup doubles

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France reacts after losing a point in his quarterfinal match against Roger Federer of Switzerland in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 8, 2011. Federer defeated Tsonga 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. UPI/John Angelillo

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France reacts after losing a point in his quarterfinal match against Roger Federer of Switzerland in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 8, 2011. Federer defeated Tsonga 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. UPI/John Angelillo | License Photo

CORDOBA, Spain, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The French team of Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga prevailed in Saturday Davis Cup doubles match against Spain.

The straight-sets win cut Spain's lead to 2-1 in the best-of-five contest and blunted some of the momentum Spain built up in Friday's singles victories by David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal.

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Llodra and Tsonga scored a quick 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 win over Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco on the clay court in Cordoba, Spain.

Sunday's reverse singles lineup pits Nadal against Gilles Simon and Ferrer against Richard Gasquet. French captain Guy Forget has not ruled out the possibility of Tsonga taking the court against Nadal.

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