Djokovic discusses ATP Cup and Davis Cup scheduling: 'I personally don't think that the two events can co-exist six weeks apart'

Djokovic believes that a merger should occur and that either it should be after the US Open or that there should be one super cup.

The Serbian said that that they are still open for the future and that there has been discussions between the Player Council and that the only issue is the ATP and ITF being complex organisations.

"When you make a change it's always going to be a risk, you know. It's -- there's a lot of money invested in this competition.

"There's 18 teams, 90 players, plus hundreds of people from the staff of all the teams. So it's a big organisation and, you know, it takes a lot of time, a lot of effort to put this together...It's a lot of responsibility and pressure because this is the most traditional, historic team event in our sport, over 100 years," said Djokovic.

"So there's a tremendous burden of history on them to make it right. Then, of course, scheduling was always an issue, you know, for both ATP Cup and Davis Cup. Actually, in my opinion, which was an idea, that it could happen, was the merge between the two."

"And so I think it's still open for the future. I've been part of discussions through the Player Council, through various different ways in the last three years, about the evolution of the ATP Cup and the changes in Davis Cup,

And, of course, the ITF and ATP are two different organizations. So it's very complex, it's not easy to make any change in our sport. But I think when the change is made, at least you make that first step. Of course, you can always point out the negatives but there are positives as well."

"So looking long-term, I personally don't think that the two events can co-exist six weeks apart. It's just a little bit too congested. The most ideal I think time of the year is after US Open, probably end of September.

That would be the best time to have this super cup, whatever, one cup hopefully in the future"