France, Feb. 9 -- French tennis players Arthur Fils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard returned to action on the ATP circuit basking in the glow of fulfilling their shared childhood dream of representing their country in the Davis Cup.
Fils, 20, and Mpetshi Perricard, 21, have forged a friendship over the past decade and were part of the France squad that beat Brazil 4-0 on 1 adn 2 February in Orleans, western France, in the first round of the 2025 men's tennis team competition.
The victory moved France, 10-times winners of the 125-year-old competition, into a second round clash against Croatia in September.
"I played with Gio [Mpetshi Perricard] in doubles in junior competitions and now to play in the same team for the Davis Cup, it's somet...