A distraught Simon, who saved five match points before finally succumbing, said it was the lowest point of his tennis career.
Argentina are into the Davis Cup World Group semi-final after their world No 71 Carlos Berlocq beat 13th-ranked Frenchman Gilles Simon to hand the South Americans a 3-2 win on Sunday, April 7, AFP reported.
A distraught Simon, who saved five match points before finally succumbing, said it was the lowest point of his tennis career.
Argentina will face defending champions Czech Republic after they eliminated Kazakhstan earlier in the day. Serbia and semi-final newcomer Canada also won their quarter-finals on Sunday.
Berlocq said he didn't want to let down his family, friends and teammates who were pulling for an Argentina victory at the Parque Roca in Buenos Aires.
