Delray Beach. Florida. By Gabriel Matteazzi
A round of home-and-away ties was added to Davis Cup this year, like the good old days! The patriotic passion that makes Davis Cup worth playing and worth watching couldn’t be replicated any other way. It took five years, but finally the magic of the fans rooting for their national teams is back to tennis, gladly!
We are all looking ahead to this weekend’s seven home-and-away ties, with the winners set to join defending champions Italy in the Finals.This Friday and Saturday, we’ll see that passion in action, from Florida to Japan and a few points in between.
Seven ties will be played, with the winners of these events joining Italy, the two-time defending champions, in the Finals in Bologna in November. The ties will be best-of-five rubbers (four singles and one doubles), held over two days. Each match is best of three sets.
The world of tennis is grateful and excited to get back to the format that made this competition a very special event for everyone from tennis fans to national fans that just want to support their teams.
Welcome back Davis Cup!