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Int'l Tennis Federation President Francesco Ricci Bitti Denies Planning Davis Cup Reform

Int'l Tennis Federation President Francesco Ricci Bitti said on Saturday that the Davis Cup "has its flaws, but it is still one of sport's great events and there are no plans to radically alter it," according to the AFP. Ricci Bitti said that changes to the Davis Cup "had been considered in the past to no avail." He said, "We know tennis has changed. But we are the institution. We represent the basic value of the sport." The format and timing for the Davis Cup has been a "heated subject of debate in tennis circles for the past few years, with many of the top players calling for changes." Ricci Bitti, however, did not "rule out some cosmetic changes to the Davis Cup format," mentioning that he favored starting the tie-break at 4-4 instead of 6-6 as at present. Ricci Bitti: "In my opinion, as a business-oriented man, the peak of the attention of spectators is the end of the set. If you have more ends, it works better" (AFP, 11/22).

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