Davis Cup Will not Return to Greatest-of-5

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 normal home-and-away ties within the September stage transferring away from the present four-group stage occasions performed final September. 

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Nonetheless, 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 most important 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 an extended and grueling season. 2. Greatest-of-three set matches will be simply as compelling as best-of-five units, the ITF President mentioned.

“I feel we’ve spoken to gamers and captains. That is why we are the best-of-three units,” Haggerty advised the media in Malaga. “We expect it is sensible. Particularly within the Finals once you’re taking part in 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 virtually 4 hours. I feel from a fan perspective, we need to make sure that they’ve an gratifying expertise and for the gamers and for his or her well being, as nicely.”

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 the case of, , what else we might do, we did take heed to the gamers, we did take heed to the nations,” Haggerty mentioned. “One of many issues we’ve all the time wished to do is stability the custom of Davis Cup with some innovation of the Last 8.

“In order , subsequent yr the September spherical, which has been 4 group levels, will change into home-and-away levels. That may give the nations the group to rejoice their stars and whoever they get drawn in opposition to coming to their nation, or for these nations that should journey, so it actually provides us what we really feel is the most effective stability of the competitors.”