PARIS — France will play its Davis Cup first-round tie against Canada in the overseas department of Guadeloupe in March, the French Tennis Federation said on Friday.
New captain Yannick Noah — the last Frenchman to win a Grand Slam when he won the French Open in 1983 — will lead the team for the first time in the town of Baie-Mahault from March 4-6.
The world group tie will be held on clay in the 8,000-seat Velodrome Amedee Detraux, which is the biggest stadium in Guadeloupe.
It will be the first time France plays a Davis Cup tie in an overseas department.
FFT president Jean Gachassin said "it's a historic moment," and "I would like to thank Yannick Noah and the players who were behind this magnificent initiative."
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