Former British tennis player Greg Rusedski "hit out at the proposed changes to the Davis Cup," according to Andy Sims of the PA. Tennis associations across the world on Thursday voted for a new World Cup-style week-long tournament to be played at the end of the season. The new tournament, funded by an investment group led by Barcelona's Gerard Piqué, will begin in Nov. '19. Rusedski, now an Amazon Prime Video presenter, said, "There needed to be changes but I'm not a fan of what they've proposed. Guys are always complaining they are tired at the end of the year. So where is it put? Slap bang right after the ATP Finals. Rafael Nadal says he wants to shut up shop, Roger Federer says he needs to go on holiday, and they're going to play five matches back-to-back in a week, the day after the end-of-season championships?" He added, "The investment is fantastic news. But is the concept right? I'm not so sure. ... Are people going to travel to watch for one week in November? Are players going to play? Those are the huge question marks. It's not really the Davis Cup. It's become a week-long thing now" (PA, 8/17).
