By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, November 25, 2024
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Davis Cup will resume one esteemed custom, however has no plans to go the gap.
The 2025 Davis Cup format will return to the standard home-and-away ties within the September stage shifting away from the present four-group stage occasions performed final September.
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Nevertheless, Worldwide Tennis Federation President David Haggerty stated there no plans for Davis Cup to renew best-of-five set matches.
Assembly the media in Malaga, Spain previous to Italy’s victory over The Netherlands within the Davis Cup ultimate yesterday, Haggerty stated there two essential the reason why Davis Cup will proceed to contest best-of-three-set matches:
1. Many gamers and captains have requested best-of-three units, significantly on the finish of a protracted and grueling season. 2. Finest-of-three set matches might be simply as compelling as best-of-five units, the ITF President stated.
“I believe we have now spoken to gamers and captains. That is why we are the best-of-three units,” Haggerty informed the media in Malaga. “We expect it is sensible. Particularly within the Finals once you’re enjoying matches generally, Italy will play as we speak, they performed yesterday. In order that’s why we predict the best-of-three units is okay.
“I’ve not been, and I do not suppose anyone right here can inform me a match that wasn’t compelling both in Billie Jean King Cup or Davis Cup, and we had one best-of-three match it was nearly 4 hours. I believe from a fan perspective, we wish to be certain that they’ve an pleasurable expertise and for the gamers and for his or her well being, as nicely.”
Haggerty stated the transfer again to home-and-away ties subsequent September, a return to a elementary precept of Davis Cup, is a direct results of suggestions from gamers and captains.
“In relation to, you understand, what else we may do, we did hearken to the gamers, we did hearken to the nations,” Haggerty stated. “One of many issues we have now at all times wished to do is steadiness the custom of Davis Cup with some innovation of the Ultimate 8.
“In order you understand, subsequent 12 months the September spherical, which has been 4 group phases, will turn out to be home-and-away phases. That can give the nations the group to rejoice their stars and whoever they get drawn towards coming to their nation, or for these nations that need to journey, so it actually offers us what we really feel is the most effective steadiness of the competitors.”
