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Davis Cup semi-finals: Australia and France lead after winning doubles

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Australia took a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup semi-final against Belgium with victory in the doubles.

John Peers and Jordan Thompson beat Rubens Bemelmans and Arthur de Greef 6-3 6-4 6-0 on clay in Brussels.

In the other semi-final, nine-time champions France lead Serbia, who are without Novak Djokovic, 2-1.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut beat Filip Krajinovic and Nenad Zimonjic 6-1 6-2 7-6 (7-3) in less than two hours on clay in Lille.

Herbert and Mahut, two-time Grand Slam doubles winners, lost only two points on serve in the first set and were barely troubled.