Davis Cup final: France fight back against Croatia

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Defending champions France fought back in the Davis Cup final with victory in the doubles on Saturday, reducing Croatia's lead to 2-1.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut had to scrap hard to squeeze past the Croatian pair Mate Pavic and Ivan Dodig in four sets - 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3).

Victory for the Croats would have secured their second Davis Cup title after Borna Coric and Marin Cilic won their opening singles matches on Friday to give the Croats a 2-0 lead.

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