PARIS, Jan 23 - Amelie Mauresmo and Marion Bartoli
were selected on Wednesday to play a Fed Cup tie for France
despite saying they wanted to be left out.
Former world number one Mauresmo and last year's Wimbledon
finalist Bartoli have been picked by captain Georges Goven for
the Feb. 2-3 first-round tie against China in Beijing.
Mauresmo had said she would rather concentrate on getting
back to her best after injury worries. Bartoli said she would
only play if her father and coach, Walter, could come along,
which Goven refused.
"The France team defends values, principles and must have
absolute priority," said Goven in a statement after also calling
up Nathalie Dechy and Virginie Razzano.
"The captain must be able to pick the best possible team and
must be guided by the team's highest interest, not by what the
players may wish."
(Reporting by Patrick Vignal, editing by Tony Jimenez)