Tsonga Out Davis Cup

Novak Djokovic booked Serbia's place in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup on Thursday as he eased past Benoit Paire to send France crashing out.

World number 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has been struggling with the arm injury for several weeks and it laid him low during the Davis Cup final against Switzerland in Lille in November.

The towering Berdych, who led the Czechs to glory in the team competition last year against Spain, pulled out after injuring a shoulder in a quarter-final loss to Richard Gasquet in Miami last week.

The Czech Republic will aim to avenge a humiliating 5-0 defeat in the 2009 Davis Cup final when they take on holders Spain in this year's climax starting here on Friday.

France's Davis Cup hopes against Austria were dealt with another blow on Monday with the news that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga would be unavailable due to a hip injury.

France's hopes of winning the Davis cup were dealt a body blow on Wednesday when top player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga said he was ending his season because of a knee i

France's hopes of winning the Davis cup were dealt a body blow on Wednesday when top player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga said he was ending his season because of a knee injury.

Novak Djokovic booked Serbia's place in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup on Thursday as he eased past Benoit Paire to send France crashing out.

World number 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has been struggling with the arm injury for several weeks and it laid him low during the Davis Cup final against Switzerland in Lille in November.

The towering Berdych, who led the Czechs to glory in the team competition last year against Spain, pulled out after injuring a shoulder in a quarter-final loss to Richard Gasquet in Miami last week.

The Czech Republic will aim to avenge a humiliating 5-0 defeat in the 2009 Davis Cup final when they take on holders Spain in this year's climax starting here on Friday.

France's Davis Cup hopes against Austria were dealt with another blow on Monday with the news that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga would be unavailable due to a hip injury.

France's hopes of winning the Davis cup were dealt a body blow on Wednesday when top player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga said he was ending his season because of a knee i

France's hopes of winning the Davis cup were dealt a body blow on Wednesday when top player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga said he was ending his season because of a knee injury.