.( L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA group commemorate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Davis Cup will definitely return to a valued practice next year.
The 2025 Davis Cup format will definitely return to the standard home-and-away incorporate the September phase moving out of the existing four-group stage activities, the International Tennis Federation declared today.
Starting following September, seven home-or-away ties will be organized over two days. The seven winning groups from those ties will participate in the range nation in the Davis Mug Final 8 set for Nov of 2025.
On top of that, the Billie Jean Master Cup Finals will improve from a 12-team event to an eight-team celebration starting following year in an initiative to line up Davis Mug and Billie Jean King Cup.
" Today's information is yet another good progression for both the Billie Jean King Mug by Gainbridge and the Davis Cup, and I am thrilled for the future of both competitions," ITF President David Haggerty stated. "The layout modifications aim to build on the effectiveness our experts have viewed across both activities recently as well as provides towards our lasting aspiration to carry them a lot more in sync under the Globe Cup of Ping pong banner.
" In Billie Jean Master Mug, the relocate to an eight-team Finals aligns with the Davis Mug Final 8 format, which has proven to become such an excellence. Relocating the Davis Mug September phase coming from six-day team phase occasions, to two day home or away ties will certainly relieve gamers' timetables immediately observing the US Open, while preserving the strength of the competition that they all enjoy.".
Davis Mug altered its style in 2019, creating the finals a group gathering along with a bunch metropolitan area, getting rid of best-of-five matches, and creating connections best-of-three collections with doubles as a decider.
That 2019 planning pioneered by ITF head of state David Haggerty as well as financial investment group Kosmos, led by past FC Barcelona soccer superstar Gerard Pique, reformed Davis Cup winding up along with week-long Davis Cup finale each Nov. In January of 2023, the ITF terminated its 25-year contract along with the Pique-led Kosmos, which was supposed to pump money into Davis Mug and tennis around the globe.
Those modifications, notably visiting September team stage play instead of the typical home-and-away connections incensed some movie critics, consisting of Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt, John McEnroe as well as Stan Wawrinka.