France's hopes of striking an early psychological blow in their bid for a tenth Davis Cup crown suffered a potential setback on Thursday when Gilles Simon drew world number three Novak Djokovic.
Simon, ranked 42 in the world, has beaten Djokovic only once in their six previous meetings although France is hoping the hard indoor surface at the Belgrade Arena will suit his style of play.
Frenchman Gael Monfils meanwhile could help balance Friday's opening day of play when he opens the tie against Janko Tipsarevic.
France captain Guy Forget produced no surprises in naming Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement for Saturday's doubles encounter, when the French pair will meet Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki.
Both team captains have the choice of making changes to their doubles teams up to one hour before the start of the match. The same rules applies to Sunday's reverse singles but does not apply to Friday's opening singles.
Tipsarevic notably rose to the occasion when he beat both Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepankek in Serbia's semi-final defeat of the Czech Republic.
Simon, ranked 42 in the world, has beaten Djokovic only once in their six previous meetings although France is hoping the hard indoor surface at the Belgrade Arena will suit his style of play.
Frenchman Gael Monfils meanwhile could help balance Friday's opening day of play when he opens the tie against Janko Tipsarevic.
France captain Guy Forget produced no surprises in naming Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement for Saturday's doubles encounter, when the French pair will meet Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki.
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Both team captains have the choice of making changes to their doubles teams up to one hour before the start of the match. The same rules applies to Sunday's reverse singles but does not apply to Friday's opening singles.
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Tipsarevic notably rose to the occasion when he beat both Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepankek in Serbia's semi-final defeat of the Czech Republic.
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