Sports | tennis Doubles Win Keeps France Alive in Cup Top-ranked Bryans fall as US fails to clinch semifinals spot By Mitch Pritchard Posted Apr 12, 2008 5:14 PM CDT Copied Mike Bryan, right, and Bob Bryan, left, react during their Davis Cup tennis quarterfinals doubles match against France in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, April 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement rallied past top-ranked twins Bob and Mike Bryan 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to cut the Americans' lead to 2-1 in their Davis Cup quarterfinal today. The Bryans had been 14-1 in Davis Cup play and 5-0 in clinching situations, but they couldn't secure a spot for the United States in the semifinals against Spain. Llodra and Clement raised their record to 4-2 against the Bryans, keeping the French alive going into reverse singles. A day after Andy Roddick and James Blake put the U.S. in command with wins, the Bryans wasted a chance to pass John McEnroe and Peter Fleming as the winningest U.S. Davis Cup doubles team. Tomorrow, Roddick plays either Paul-Henri Mathieu or Richard Gasquet and Blake plays the final match. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Report an error