Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra held their nerve to beat Andre Begemann and Tobias Kamke 6-1, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 as France pulled back to 2-1 in their Davis Cup quarterfinal against Germany. Germany opened up a 3-1 lead in the fourth set but the experienced French veterans stood up to the challenge, breaking back for 3-3. They sealed victory on the third match point when Llodra chopped back Begemann's serve and the German player could only pat the ball back into the net as he lunged forward. It's very hard to play when you're 2-0 down because you have no room for error,'' France captain Arnaud Clement said.
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