Gilles Simon will be aiming to salvage French hopes on Sunday when he meets Rafael Nadal in the reverse singles of the Davis Cup World Group semi-finalsYou can watch and bet on the action from the Davis Cup at bet365Spain had been 2-0 up against France in the Davis Cup World Group semi-finals after a pair of superb performances from Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, but their lead was cut back to 2-1 on Saturday. The French pairing of Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were simply too good for Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco, who crumbled in straight sets (1-6, 2-6, 0-6).
With France in need of a win to stay in with a chance of success, Gilles Simon will meet Rafael Nadal in the first reverse singles match. Simon has beaten Nadal before, but the Spaniard has won the other four matchups between the pairing.
Nadal is expected to be able to wrap up the tie on Sunday, and Simon will need to play like a man possessed in order to stop the world No. 2 on clay. Given how Nadal and Simon both played on Friday, it seems like Spain should have the win in the bag before David Ferrer and Richard Gasquet step on court for match five.
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