Ahead of next weekend's Davis Cup tie, the French team re-grouped in Paris for the start of their preparations.

Richard Gasquet, Sebastien Grosjean, Arnaud Clement, Michael Llodra and Paul-Henri Mathieu met this Friday at Roland Garros for a training session.

On Sunday afternoon, the team met with the press before starting their journey to Germany later in the day.

Monday will see the team begin their hard core practice as they prepare to face the Germans at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle on 10-12 February.

Go France!