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Belgium's Darcis injures ankle weeks before Davis Cup final

The 31-year-old Darcis, who will be needed for the final against Britain in Ghent next month, was trailing 6-1 2-0 to Richard Gasquet when he quit having been on court for 32 minutes.

Belgium's Darcis injures ankle weeks before Davis Cup final
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There was no immediate word about how serious the injury was.

At 81 in the ATP standings, Darcis is Belgium's second-highest ranked player behind world number 16 David Goffin.

Darcis, who once beat Rafa Nadal at Wimbledon, won the deciding rubber against Argentina in a thrilling semi-final, beating Federico Delbonis.

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Belgium are in the Davis Cup final for the first time since 1904 when they lost to Britain. They were also in the semi-finals in 1999.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Toby Davis)


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