GB chief Leon Smith confident of an even better showing next year at revamped
Tennis tournament that needs fewer teams and more courts
The 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.