February 10-12 has been circled on the calendars of the country’s tennis fans for months now, since it was first announced in September that Canada would meet France in its return to the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group.

Tennis fans across the country will be able to watch Canada’s Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first-round tie versus France in its entirety as Sportsnet and TVA Sports covers all of the action live from Vancouver.

Montreal, February 6, 2012 – The annual tennis participation tracking study has been released and for a third consecutive year, tennis participation in Canada has grown by at least 3%. Close to 5 million Canadians claim to have played the game in 2011, which represents an increase of 23% since 2008.

Tom Tebbutt will be in Vancouver covering Davis Cup week exclusively for Tennis Canada! In his latest blog, Tom writes on the players meeting with the press and how the event has begun to take shape as the time for Canadian tennis action draws nearer. Click here to read Tom!