Switzerland Close On First Davis Cup Title

Switzerland moved into a 2-1 lead over France in the Davis Cup final thanks to a straight-sets doubles win for Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka.

The world No 2 and No 4 beat Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet 6-3 7-5 6-4 in front of 27,000 spectators in Lille.

Federer and Wawrinka won Olympic doubles gold in Beijing for Switzerland in 2008, but they had lost the last four Davis Cup doubles they had played together.

The Swiss now need just one point from Sunday's reverse singles to win the Davis Cup for the first time, with Federer slated to face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Wawrinka up against Gael Monfils in a potentially decisive fifth rubber.

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