Injury-hit Davis Cup holders France have advanced to the quarter-finals with stand-in player Adrian Mannarino earning Les Bleus an unassailable 3-1 lead over The Netherlands.

With Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lucas Pouille both forced to withdraw, France trailed 1-0 after the opening singles rubbber on Friday when Mannarino lost to Thiemo De Bakker in Albertville.

However, Richard Gasquet levelled with a commanding win against Robin Haase before Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hughes Herbert won Saturday’s doubles.

Mannarino then came back from a set down against Haase to clinch the decisive point with a 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 6-7(7-2) 7-5 victory to set up a last-eight tie with Italy, victors over Japan in Morioka.

France were joined in the last eight by Spain after they beat Great Britain 3-1 in Marbella despite Cameron Norrie’s best efforts against Albert Ramos-Vinas in a 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 defeat for the world No.114.

Norrie had beaten world No. 23 Roberto Bautista-Agut in the opening singles on Friday but Spain were a cut above their opponents as they set up a quarter-final meeting with Germany, who defeated Australia 3-1, in April.

“I can’t speak highly enough of what Cam has done all weekend,” Britain’s captain Leon Smith said.

“People might have thought Friday was a one-off but he did it again against another high-quality player. He pushed him really close and I’m really proud of him.”

Without Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland were eliminated by Kazakhstan while Serbia, missing the injured Novak Djokovic, were knocked out by the United States.

Kazakhstan will now face Croatia and the U.S. will take on Belgium, who beat Hungary with David Goffin winning both his singles matches in Liege.