France comfortably edge past Switzerland in GB's Davis Cup group stage match.

France comfortably edge past Switzerland in GB's Davis Cup group stage match.

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10-time champions France has showcased a stunning performance and clean swept Switzerland on the first day of the ATP Davis Cup Group Stage Finals in Manchester.

Adrian Mannarino battled past Dominic Stricker by 3-6 6-1 6-4 while Ugo Humbert sealed a comfortable 6-4 6-4 win over veteran Stan Wawrinka, who made his return to Davis Cup duty earlier in 2023 after seven years away.

Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin teamed up to beat Wawrinka and Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-2 6-2 in the doubles rubber.

France next face 2022 runners-up Australia on Thursday while Switzerland will aim to get their Group B campaign back on track when they meet hosts Britain the following day.

Leo Borg, the son of 11-time Grand Slam winner Bjorn Borg, fought hard but was unable to give Sweden the start they wanted in their Group A tie against Chile as Cristian Garin prevailed 7-6(6) 3-6 7-5 in Bologna.

Nicolas Jarry then settled the contest by defeating Elias Ymer 6-2 6-4 in 69 minutes.

In Group D, where ties are taking place in the Croatian city of Split, the Netherlands beat Finland 2-1 as Wesley Koolhof and Matwe Middelkoop edged out Harri Heliovaara and Patrik Niklas-Salminen 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 in the deciding clash.

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