Clement announces France’s Davis Cup team

Jo-Wilfred Tsonga has been named to France's Davis Cup team by captain Arnaud Clement. (AP/ J. Pat Carter)

PARIS — France captain Arnaud Clement has picked eighth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 10th-ranked Richard Gasquet, Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra to face Argentina in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.

The best-of-five series will be played April 5-7 in Buenos Aires. The 13th-ranked Gilles Simon has been selected as a reserve.

Benneteau and Llodra are likely to play doubles.

The winner will face either Kazakhstan or the Czech Republic in the semifinals in September.

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