Trivia Davis Cup question : Did you know that @ITFTennis are paying people to support and make some noise for every country at every match 🥁🎺🪕🪘🎤
Australian John Millman would just sack them all at the ITF with regards to their Davis Cup shambles
Tennis NewsMonday, 18 September 2023 at 01:00
John
Millman joins Stan Wawrinka in criticizing the ITF for the lack of visibility
of the Davis Cup.
Australian
tennis player John Millman expressed his dissatisfaction with the commercial
operations carried out by the ITF regarding the Davis Cup, which has reduced
the attention of fans to the international team competition.
In several
instances, almost-empty stadiums have been observed during Davis Cup matches.
Millman is not the only one to criticize the ITF, as Stan Wawrinka has also
used social media to voice his discontent recently:
“Trivia
Davis Cup question: Did you know that @ITFTennis are paying people to support
and make some noise for every country at every match,” sad 3-time Grand Slam
champion.
The matches
in question have been the group stages of the Davis Cup Finals, and Millman
even called for the removal of certain ITF personnel from their positions.
"Whoever
was responsible at the ITF for the complete failure of the Davis Cup experiment
shouldn’t be in their roles anymore. Absolute disaster-class," Millman
wrote on X (former Twitter).
"Davis
Cup was always a competition for the fans. Taking tennis to all parts of the
world so people could watch in their backyard," the Aussie added.
Whoever was responsible at the ITF for the complete failure of the Davis Cup experiment shouldn’t be in their roles anymore. Absolute disaster-class. Davis Cup was always a competition for the fans. Taking tennis to all parts of the world so people could watch in their backyard.
Trivia Davis Cup question : Did you know that @ITFTennis are paying people to support and make some noise for every country at every match 🥁🎺🪕🪘🎤
The Davis
Cup format has changed in recent years, especially with the ITF's partnership
with Kosmos, a sports investment company owned by Gerard Pique. The previous
format consisted of 5-set matches, whereas it has now been reduced to three
3-set matches.
As a
result, the group stages are played in just one week, requiring fewer venues
for competition, which prevents most countries from hosting matches. Currently,
the matches are played on indoor hardcourt, whereas in the past, the surface
varied depending on the host country. For example, Spain or South American
countries often played on clay courts, while European countries favored
hardcourts.
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