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.