Both teams were rocked by withdrawals to key players this week.

The ninth-ranked Fish pulled out because of fatigue and was replaced by Ryan Harrison, while Forget is without the 14th-ranked Gael Monfils, a former French Open semifinalist, because of an abdominal injury.

Forget says “I think these last-minute withdrawals are more harmful for them than for us,” adding that “Harrison is a player for the future.”

Courier, who won French Open titles in 1991-92, was tightlipped about why he chose the 19-year-old Harrison, who has never played a live Davis Cup tie.