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 space.
The 2025 Davis Cup format will return to the normal 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 mentioned 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 remaining yesterday, Haggerty mentioned there two major the explanation 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 could be simply as compelling as best-of-five units, the ITF President mentioned.
“I feel 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 predict it is sensible. Particularly within the Finals once you’re taking part in matches typically, Italy will play right now, they performed yesterday. In order that’s why we expect the best-of-three units is ok.
“I’ve not been, and I do not assume 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 virtually 4 hours. I feel from a fan perspective, we wish to make certain they’ve an fulfilling expertise and for the gamers and for his or her well being, as properly.”
Haggerty mentioned 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 terms of, you realize, taking a look at what else we may do, we did hearken to the gamers, we did hearken to the nations,” Haggerty mentioned. “One of many issues we have now at all times needed to do is steadiness the custom of Davis Cup with some innovation of the Ultimate 8.
“In order you realize, subsequent 12 months the September spherical, which has been 4 group levels, will turn out to be home-and-away levels. That can give the nations the group to have a good time their stars and whoever they get drawn towards coming to their nation, or for these nations that should journey, so it actually offers us what we really feel is one of the best steadiness of the competitors.”
