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 transferring away from the present four-group stage occasions performed final September.Â
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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 remaining yesterday, Haggerty stated there two most important 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, notably on the finish of an extended and grueling season. 2. Finest-of-three set matches could be simply as compelling as best-of-five units, the ITF President stated.
“I believe we’ve got spoken to gamers and captains. That is why we are the best-of-three units,” Haggerty instructed the media in Malaga. “We predict it is smart. Particularly within the Finals once you’re taking part in matches typically, Italy will play at present, 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 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 believe from a fan perspective, we need to ensure that they’ve an gratifying expertise and for the gamers and for his or her well being, as effectively.”
Haggerty stated the transfer again to home-and-away ties subsequent September, a return to a basic precept of Davis Cup, is a direct results of suggestions from gamers and captains.
“In terms of, you recognize, taking a look at what else we may do, we did take heed to the gamers, we did take heed to the nations,” Haggerty stated. “One of many issues we’ve got all the time wished to do is stability the custom of Davis Cup with some innovation of the Remaining 8.
“In order you recognize, subsequent yr the September spherical, which has been 4 group levels, will grow to be home-and-away levels. That can give the nations the staff to have fun their stars and whoever they get drawn in opposition to coming to their nation, or for these nations that must journey, so it actually provides us what we really feel is the most effective stability of the competitors.”