ZADAR, Croatia (AP) Richard Gasquet faces teenager Borna Coric in the opening singles of the Davis Cup semifinal between injury-hit France and host Croatia on Friday.
Rising French star Lucas Pouille then takes on 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic at the Kresimir Cosic Hall in Zadar.
France has the clear advantage in doubles, with Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert - the top-ranked doubles players in the world - up against Ivan Dodig and Marin Draganja.
In reverse singles Sunday, Gasquet faces Cilic and Pouille - a U.S. Open quarterfinalist last month - takes on the 19-year-old Coric.
France is without its two best players, U.S. Open semifinalist Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Both are hampered by knee problems.
Monfils pulled out on Wednesday while Tsonga was replaced by Gasquet last week.
