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ATP, players seek format change for Davis Cup
The Straits Times
|November 16, 2025
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are among the world's top players calling for the Davis Cup to return to its traditional home-and-away format and be staged over two years, a proposal backed by ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi.
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The old format of home-and-away ties played over a few days every year was scrapped by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in 2019, and the 2025 Final 8 in Bologna begins two days after the Nov 16 ATP Finals decider in Turin.
Sinner, part of the Italy team who won the last two Davis Cups, ruled himself out of selection in 2025 to concentrate on preparations for his Australian Open defence.
“I never unfortunately played the Davis Cup, the real Davis Cup, where it’s away, playing in Argentina or in Brazil with the whole stadium, not against you, but for the other team,” he said after his win over Ben Shelton on Nov 14.
“It can happen that Australia plays against US next year in Bologna. You don’t have this Davis Cup feeling.”
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