France captain Yannick Noah surprisingly cut Nicolas Mahut from his squad to face Belgium in the Davis Cup final this weekend, and declined to elaborate on his decision. Mahut was expected to play doubles after training the whole week with Julien Benneteau, who also was not selected. They later joined their France teammates for a Davis Cup training camp. "The first time I played for France in Davis Cup it was against the best pair in the world. De Loore has been involved in two crucial five-set Davis Cup doubles victories for Belgium over the past two years, against Germany this year and Brazil in the 2016 World Group playoffs.

Source: ABC News November 23, 2017 11:32 UTC