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ITF to change Davis Cup venues
- Updated: September 21, 2016
Tennis chiefs plan to adopt the NFL’s Super Bowl model for the Davis and Fed Cup finals by selecting fixed-venue host cities in advance.
The switch away from one of the finalists hosting the decider is part of a broader strategy aimed at broadening the appeal of the international team events.
Other options under consideration include a tweak of formats to reduce the length of matches and expanding the top-tier Fed Cup competition to feature 16 nations.
“This is all part of our mission to make the appeal of tennis broad and wide,” said International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty, who hopes to have the changes in place …
