Australian Open [ Images ] runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will make his Davis Cup debut for France [ Images ] in a first-round tie against Romania next month.

Tsonga, who burst into the limelight with his run in Melbourne [ Images ], was called up on Tuesday by captain Guy Forget to play singles alongside France number one Richard Gasquet in the Feb. 8-10 tie in Sibiu, Romania.

Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement [ Images ], losing finalists of the Australian Open doubles final, will play doubles.

The 22-year-old Tsonga knocked out three top-10 players, among them Gasquet and world number two Rafael Nadal [ Images ], on his way to the Australian Open final, which he lost to Serbia's Novak Djokovic [ Images ] on Sunday.

"Being able to represent France is a dream come true," Tsonga, who climbed 20 places up to 18th in the world rankings, told a news conference.