PARIS: Defending champions America and France, two of the most successful countries in Davis Cup history, will clash in this year's quarterfinals after cruising through their World Group first round ties.
France's Michael Llodra returns the ball to Romania's Andrei Pavel during their Davis Cup World Group first round tennis match in Sibiu, about 300km (186 miles) northwest of Bucharest, February 10, 2008. [Agencies] The United States, the 31-time champions, saw off Austria 3-0 while nine-time winners France also opened up a 3-0 lead over Romania.
The two nations, who have seven wins each from their 14 meetings, will clash in the last eight in April at Winston-Salem in North Carolina where France will attempt to win on American soil for the first time since 1927.
In Vienna, American doubles powerhouses Bob and Mike Bryan showed no mercy in a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 hammering of Julian Knowle and Jurgen Melzer to take their personal mark in the competition to 14-1.
"It came easy for us," said Mike Bryan. "After we broke in the first game we were never really under the gun. We never felt any big-time pressure."
Andy Roddick and James Blake had both won their opening singles on Friday.
In Sibiu, Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra saw off Horia Tecau and Florin Mergea 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 3-6, 6-2 as the French reached the quarter-finals for the eighth year in a row.
After Richard Gasquet and Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had won Friday's singles, Clement and Llodra, the finalists in Melbourne this year, had been expected to cruise through on Saturday against a pair ranked outside the top 500.
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