.( L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA crew celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage match between Germany and also the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Davis Mug will certainly return to a valued heritage next year.
The 2025 Davis Mug layout are going to return to the typical home-and-away ties in the September stage relocating off of the current four-group stage occasions, the International Tennis Alliance announced today.
Beginning next September, 7 home-or-away associations will definitely be actually presented over two times. The seven gaining teams coming from those ties will definitely join the range country in the Davis Mug Final 8 placed for Nov of 2025.
Additionally, the Billie Jean Master Mug Finals will definitely transform from a 12-team event to an eight-team activity starting following year in an attempt to line up Davis Mug and Billie Jean King Cup.
" Today's updates is another good advance for both the Billie Jean Master Mug through Gainbridge and the Davis Cup, and I am actually thrilled for the future of both competitions," ITF President David Haggerty said. "The layout amendments intend to build on the results our company have seen throughout both occasions over the last few years as well as adds in the direction of our lasting ambition to deliver all of them extra in sync under the Globe Cup of Tennis streamer.
" In Billie Jean King Mug, the move to an eight-team Finals straightens along with the Davis Cup Final 8 layout, which has actually proven to be such an excellence. Moving the Davis Cup September phase from six-day team stage activities, to pair of day home or even away associations will relieve gamers' timetables right away adhering to the US Open, while maintaining the intensity of the competition that they all adore.".
Davis Mug transformed its own format in 2019, making the finals a group affair along with a multitude city, doing away with best-of-five suits, as well as making associations best-of-three sets along with doubles as a decider.
That 2019 planning directed through ITF president David Haggerty and investment team Kosmos, led through previous FC Barcelona soccer star Gerard Pique, reformed Davis Mug culminating along with week-long Davis Cup finale each Nov. In January of 2023, the ITF terminated its 25-year deal along with the Pique-led Kosmos, which was expected to push cash into Davis Cup and tennis worldwide.
Those adjustments, particularly visiting September team stage play rather than the standard home-and-away associations incensed some critics, consisting of Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt, John McEnroe as well as Stan Wawrinka.