There was everything to make this match a trap. And it finally closed in on the French women. Without Caroline Garcia, who ended her season, and with Diane Parry who was only able to play one match after a knee injury, all at altitude at more than 2,600 m near the capital Bogota , the French women's Tennis team lost its play-off against Colombia this Sunday after the decisive doubles. A defeat which (almost) condemns them to join the second division of the Billie Jean King Cup.
The French pair Clara Burel/Chloé Paquet lost in the decisive meeting this Sunday in two sets (6-3, 6-4), signing the third fatal setback for the Bleues after the singles defeats of Varvara Gracheva and Clara Burel against to Colombian number 1 Camila Osorio, new national heroine.
The French selection led by Julien Benneteau will therefore be relegated to the second division next year, for the first time since 2014.
Unless a potential evolution of the BJK Cup format saves the French. 14th in the world ranking after this play-off defeat, France would be the first nation potentially drafted in the event of an increase in the number of countries in the elite. According to rumors, this is the trend that holds the rope today. A small miracle in sight for the Blues.
