GB chief Leon Smith confident of an even better showing next year at revamped tennis tournament that needs fewer teams and more courtsThe Davis Cup, a competition that had its genesis as a colonial indulgence at an American cricket club in Boston 119 years ago, will never be the same after its Spanish inquisition. But it might be better if lessons are learned from the refit in Madrid that wound up in the Caja Mágica on Sunday night.Tennis is in a rare state of flux. Gerard Piqué, the Barcelona footballer who inspired and organised the World Cup of Tennis, as it is now sold, is sensible enough to acknowledge the International Tennis Federation may have to merge with its premier competition,the fledgling Association of Tennis Professionals Cup, which starts in Australia in January. Continue reading…
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