France Davis Cup captain Guy Forget admits his side will have its work cut out to beat Sweden in their World Group First Round tie at Strasbourg on March 4-6. "We all know this looks a very difficult tie. The Swedes are in great shape and have a versatile team with players who are in form," Forget said on Tuesday when he picked Sebastien Grosjean, Arnaud Clement, Mickael Llodra, Paul-Henri Mathieu and, as a substitute, Gael Monfils.

The 28th ranked Grosjean is the highest-ranked French player. Clement is 110, Llodra 51, Mathieu 94 and Monfils 146.

Sweden's Joachim Johansson, a US Open semi-finalist last September, won the Marseille title this month while Thomas Johansson was a semi-finalist in Rotterdam where Grosjean was beaten in the first round by Switzerland's 128th-ranked Stanislas Wawrinka.

France reached the semi-finals last year, losing to eventual winners Spain in the semi-finals.

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