ITF to open Davis Cup final to host city bids

The Davis Cup and Fed Cup will be revamped with neutral venues planned for the finals and the current best-of-five sets format for men possibly ditched, organisers said Wednesday. “We could have the semifinals in the first three days, a day of rest and then three days for the final”.

Other proposals include reviewing the best-of-five-sets format now used in Davis Cup, with all changes needing to be approved at the ITF’s AGM in August 2017. I do love the home and away atmosphere that we get in Davis Cup just now. If it doesn’t work you can always change back as well. “There are not many top players that are participating in Davis Cup for many previous years”. This is one of the reasons why I think it is important for the future of Davis Cup by BNP Paribas to have a fixed final venue to grow the competition and to give supporters time to plan their trips to see their teams compete.

The singles match between Murray and Dimitrov ended 10-8 in the deciding set tiebreak in the Brit’s favor before the kilt-filled doubles showdown commenced.

The Fed Cup world group, which now contains eight teams, could be doubled to 16 to match the mens event.

“One of my roles since retirement has been as a tournament director, so I know how hard it is to stage a big competition in only a few months”. But the reality is, Britain could have sold out the (13,000-capacity) stadium.

Del Potro overcame Andy Murray in a singles rubber as the South American nation eliminated defending champions Great Britain in their semi-final in Glasgow last weekend. “I didn’t expect these things”, he said Sunday.

Following Great Britain’s historic Davis Cup victory, the Lawn Tennis Association has launched a nationwide tour of the iconic trophy.

The Fed Cup will also see changes.

As with many other tennis players this era, one has to wonder what could have become of Juan Martin del Potro had he been born in a different time of tennis. “Last year we had a fantastic final in Ghent”. Hopefully we can make a lot of money for them and make a big difference to a lot of children’s lives’.