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ITF Announces 2025 Davis Cup Format Adjustment

.( L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA group commemorate Roadway to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Phase match in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Davis Mug will certainly resume a valued custom following year.
The 2025 Davis Mug style are going to go back to the typical home-and-away incorporate the September stage moving out of the current four-group phase celebrations, the International Ping pong Alliance revealed today.
Beginning following September, 7 home-or-away connections will certainly be staged over two times. The 7 gaining staffs coming from those associations will sign up with the hold country in the Davis Mug Final 8 put for November of 2025.
On top of that, the Billie Jean Master Cup Finals will definitely transform from a 12-team occasion to an eight-team occasion beginning next year in an effort to align Davis Cup and Billie Jean Master Mug.
" Today's headlines is actually another favorable step forward for both the Billie Jean Master Cup through Gainbridge and also the Davis Cup, and I am thrilled for the future of both competitions," ITF Head of state David Haggerty stated. "The layout modifications strive to build on the success our team have actually viewed throughout both events in the last few years and contributes in the direction of our long-term passion to take all of them even more in sync under the Globe Mug of Ping pong ensign.
" In Billie Jean King Cup, the relocate to an eight-team Finals lines up along with the Davis Mug Final 8 style, which has shown to become such a success. Moving the Davis Cup September stage from six-day team phase activities, to pair of time home or away connections will definitely ease players' routines instantly complying with the US Open, while preserving the strength of the competition that they all enjoy.".
Davis Mug modified its own style in 2019, making the finals a group occasion along with a lot area, getting rid of best-of-five suits, and creating ties best-of-three sets along with functions as a decider.
That 2019 program spearheaded by ITF president David Haggerty as well as investment group Kosmos, led by former FC Barcelona soccer superstar Gerard Pique, changed Davis Mug winding up with week-long Davis Mug finale each November. In January of 2023, the ITF terminated its 25-year pact with the Pique-led Kosmos, which was intended to push money right into Davis Cup and also ping pong globally.
Those adjustments, particularly going to September group phase play rather than the traditional home-and-away associations incensed some doubters, including Australian leader Lleyton Hewitt, John McEnroe as well as Stan Wawrinka.