Davis Cup Format, seeking supportive sponsors
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will continue to use the current Davis Cup format despite ending its collaboration with investment firm Kosmos, which resulted in the redesign of the men’s team competition, according to its president David Haggerty.
The $3 billion, 25-year arrangement was announced in 2018 amid great fanfare with promises to bring “long-term advantages” for stakeholders and fans. The sport’s governing body announced last month that it was discontinuing the collaboration after five years.
Eight teams will advance to the knockout stages in Malaga in November after the group round, which will take place at four venues this year from Sept. 12 to 17, featuring 16 teams.
What David Haggerty Says
“We’re very excited with the format we have. If you go back to the old format, the problem was that the players would have to commit four weeks a year to play,”
“They wouldn’t know where they were playing. They wouldn’t know the weeks they were playing and they didn’t know who their opponents were. That was one of the big reasons we went through the consultation and made the changes for the 2019 edition.”
“We like that it’s defined. We’re looking to make sure we have the best players competing and that we have fans in the stadium and followers around the world.”
“Last year we were broadcast in more than 200 countries and territories, so it’s ticking all those boxes and making sure we continue to grow the strength of the competition.”
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