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Davis Cup holders France have announced their squad to face the Netherlands in Metz in the first round between 8-10 February.
Arnaud Clement is recalled in the quartet to begin the defence of the trophy France won by beating Australia in Melbourne last December.
The French Tennis Federation announced that Clement, Nicolas Escude, Sebastien Grosjean and Fabrice Santoro had been selected.
Veteran Cedric Pioline was named as reserve.
Dutch Davis Cup captain Tjerk Bogtstra has dropped Jan Siemerink in favour of Edwin Kempes.
Otherwise Bogtstra has left his squad unchanged from that which lost to France in the semi-finals last year.
Deciding factor
Paul Haarhuis, Sjeng Schalken and Raemon Sluiter are the other members of the squad.
It is expected Schalken and Sluiter will play the singles with Haarhuis/Schalken contesting the doubles.
The French have decided to play on a clay court, similar to those at Roland Garros.
World number two Marat Safin and 2000 Olympic champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov head Russia's Davis Cup squad to face Switzerland.
Russia's team captain Shamil Tarpishchev said that Mikhail Youzhny, Andrei Stoliarov and Denis Golovanov will complete the line-up.
Moscow's indoor Olympic stadium provides the venue for the first meeting between the countries.
"The slow clay court here may become the deciding factor in the match," Tarpishchev said.
"That's why Kafelnikov and Safin decided not to play at Milan to get used to the slow surface."
Not missed
Brazil's Gustavo Kuerten is to sit out his country's first round match against the Czech Republic as he recovers from a hip injury.
Kuerten first played Davis Cup in 1996 and had not missed a date in the competition for his country since.
Team captain Ricardo Acioly is set to announce the team later on Tuesday.
It is believed Flavio Saretta will replace French Open champion Kuerten, with Fernando Meligeni and Andre Sa the likeliest options for the singles.
The Brazilians play their tie in Ostrava on a fast synthetic Taraflex surface
Davis Cup holders France have announced their squad to face the Netherlands in Metz in the first round between 8-10 February.
Arnaud Clement is recalled in the quartet to begin the defence of the trophy France won by beating Australia in Melbourne last December.
The French Tennis Federation announced that Clement, Nicolas Escude, Sebastien Grosjean and Fabrice Santoro had been selected.
Veteran Cedric Pioline was named as reserve.
Dutch Davis Cup captain Tjerk Bogtstra has dropped Jan Siemerink in favour of Edwin Kempes.
Otherwise Bogtstra has left his squad unchanged from that which lost to France in the semi-finals last year.
Deciding factor
Paul Haarhuis, Sjeng Schalken and Raemon Sluiter are the other members of the squad.
It is expected Schalken and Sluiter will play the singles with Haarhuis/Schalken contesting the doubles.
The French have decided to play on a clay court, similar to those at Roland Garros.
World number two Marat Safin and 2000 Olympic champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov head Russia's Davis Cup squad to face Switzerland.
Russia's team captain Shamil Tarpishchev said that Mikhail Youzhny, Andrei Stoliarov and Denis Golovanov will complete the line-up.
Moscow's indoor Olympic stadium provides the venue for the first meeting between the countries.
"The slow clay court here may become the deciding factor in the match," Tarpishchev said.
"That's why Kafelnikov and Safin decided not to play at Milan to get used to the slow surface."
Not missed
Brazil's Gustavo Kuerten is to sit out his country's first round match against the Czech Republic as he recovers from a hip injury.
Kuerten first played Davis Cup in 1996 and had not missed a date in the competition for his country since.
Team captain Ricardo Acioly is set to announce the team later on Tuesday.
It is believed Flavio Saretta will replace French Open champion Kuerten, with Fernando Meligeni and Andre Sa the likeliest options for the singles.
The Brazilians play their tie in Ostrava on a fast synthetic Taraflex surface