TORONTO -- Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., and Toronto's Daniel Nestor will lead a veteran Canadian Davis Cup team in a first-round tie against France next month.
Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., and Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver round out captain Martin Laurendeau's squad for the clay-court event March 4-6 in Guadeloupe.
Filip Peliwo of Vancouver and Adil Shamasdin of Toronto will also travel as part of an extended squad of players.
France selected a strong squad of four Top 20 singles players in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (No. 9), Richard Gasquet (No. 10), Gael Monfils (No. 17) and Gilles Simon (No. 19).
"France is a very proud Davis Cup nation and we know they have put a lot of time, effort and resources into this tie," Laurendeau said in a statement. "They are also bringing their absolute 'A' team. They are doing everything they can to try and win and so it will be on us to go in there and attempt to spoil their party a bit.
"We are bringing our 'A' team as well and I believe fully in the guys we have and that they will give it all they've got to pull off the upset here."
This is Nestor's 24th year playing Davis Cup, and holds numerous Canada records including most Davis Cup wins, with 47, most doubles wins (32), and most ties played (49).
Raonic has been a Davis Cup ace for Canada, going 11-2 in singles since Canada returned to the World Group in 2012.
France holds a 2-0 record against Canada in Davis Cup play.
Canada will be competing in the elite 16-team World Group for a fifth straight year.
