Tennis davis cup

Madrid has been chosen to host the first two new-format Davis Cup finals in 2019 and 2020, the organisers of the venerable men's team tennis event said on Thursday (Sep 27). The 118-year-old Davis Cup competition is to undergo a radical change of format AFP/PHILIPPE HUGUEN Under a format proposed by the Kosmos group, headed by Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique, and adopted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in August, the competition will bring together 18 nations in one place for a week at the end of the tennis season. "We are delighted to be bringing the 2019 Davis Cup ... finals to Madrid," ITF president David Haggerty said in a statement. "The city is a fitting location to stage the highest quality tennis and great entertainment for thousands of fans from all over the world," he added. The revamped finals are scheduled to take place at La Caja Magica, the current venue for the Madrid Open, in 2019. For 2020 organisers still must decide between holding the event … [Read more...] about Madrid to host new format Davis Cup in 2019 and 2020

France's team hold the Davis Cup after winning the 2017 edition. (AFP/Denis Charlet) The shake-up for the men's team tournament received 71.43 per cent support from about 120 delegates at the International Tennis Federation annual meeting in Orlando, well ahead of the two-thirds majority needed for approval. Kosmos, an investment group led by Pique with Japanese and Chinese support, will spend US$3 billion over 25 years on the new event, with a European host for 2019 expected to be announced later this month. "I think Davis Cup has untapped potential," Pique said. "We had to bring this competition again to the top of the tennis world. This is what we expect. "Now we have a lot of work to do, with the federations, with the players. We want to know what the players want and make the best world possible." The current Davis Cup format is a knockout event played February, July, September and November at home and away venues around the globe, best-of-five match ties following Grand Slam … [Read more...] about ITF delegates approve radical Davis Cup overhaul

British tennis chiefs said on Wednesday (Aug 15) they will vote against the controversial reforms planned for the Davis Cup, claiming the radical changes could see fewer players taking part and a waning of fan interest. Andy Murray holds up the Davis Cup trophy after Britain's 2015 triumph over Belgium. (AFP/JOHN THYS) The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said that even though they remain fully supportive of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and its leadership, "regrettably, it is unable to support their proposed Davis Cup reforms at this time, and will oppose the resolution at the ITF AGM tomorrow". Around 120 delegates at the ITF's annual meeting in Orlando will decide Thursday whether proposals by federation chief David Haggerty are to be given the go-ahead. Haggerty's plan will see the Davis Cup's sprawling existing format, stretched across the calendar year and played in all corners of the globe, condensed into a season-ending 18-nation event played at a single, … [Read more...] about British tennis chiefs to vote against Davis Cup reform

(L-R) Spain's Marc Lopez, Rafa Nadal, David Ferrer, captain Sergi Bruguera, Pablo Carreno-Busta, Roberto Bautista and Feliciano Lopez celebrate after beating Germany during the Davis Cup quarter-final tennis match. (JOSE JORDAN/AFP) The world number one's 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win in Valencia drew the tie level at 2-2, before veteran David Ferrer battled to a marathon 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-5 victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber to finish the job. Two breaks in each set were enough for Nadal to seal an impressively comfortable victory over world number four Zverev in what was only the 31-year-old's second outing since returning from a hip injury. Nadal said after the match he is still regaining sharpness. "The first set was fantastic," Nadal said. "There were times when I lost a bit of control because the match was tough, I had not competed for a long time and to maintain the level of the first set was complicated for me. "But in general it was a very important match and I am very … [Read more...] about Nadal crushes Zverev as Spain reach Davis Cup semi finals

Vietnamese tennis players will compete in the Davis Cup’s Asia/Oceania zone, Group 3 to be held in Hanoi in April. Ly Hoang NamThe team includes Ly Hoang Nam, Trinh Linh Giang, Pham Minh Tuan and Le Quoc Khanh.Players will begin training in HCM City in early March guided by coaches Truong Quoc Bao and Tanveer Ashiq of Pakistan, before leaving for Hanoi to familiarise themselves with the weather and local courts.The southern province of Tay Ninh-born Nam will be the key player for the Vietnamese team in singles and doubles.Nam is world No 471 and won the boy’s doubles title of the 2015 Wimbledon Championship with Indian partner Sumit Nagal, becoming the first Vietnamese tennis player to win a Grand Slam.The Davis Cup in Hanoiwill feature nine teams, namely Syria, Arab Saudi, Qatar, Pacific Oceania, Malaysia, Kuwait, Jordan, Cambodia and the hosts Vietnam.The teams will be divided into two groups. The best two teams in each group will compete in the semi-finals to determine … [Read more...] about Vietnam to compete in Davis Cup, Group 3