Julien Benneateau, Richard Gasquet clinch men's doubles bronze

Julien Benneateau and Richard Gasquet of France have won the men's doubles bronze medal by beating Spain's David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez this afternoon.

The first set on Wimbledon's No. 1 Court was close, with both pairs offering their opponents just a single opportunity of a break, which neither could take.

A tie-break had to settle the opener and it was the Frenchmen who claimed it to-four as they never looked back from moving 5-2 ahead.

The French continued their momentum from the breaker early on in the second to take a 2-1 lead before doubling the break and serving out the match to-love to wrap up a 7-6[4] 6-2 triumph.

France are now guaranteed two medals in the event as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michael Llodra go for the gold medal later today against the top-seeded Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, of the United States.