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ATP World Cup returns after six years of absence
Mexico (AFP) –
ATP has officialized this Sunday the return of its World Cup, the World Team Cup, whose next edition will take place in January 2020 and which will be probably competing with the Davis Cup being reformed.
"This event will mark the beginning of the season with the least impact on the calendar when it is held early in the year," said the president of the year. ATP Chris Kermode in a statement issued on the eve of Wimbledon
The ITF (International Tennis Federation) associates with the investment group Kosmos, led by footballer Gerard Piqué to relaunch the ] World Cup by Team.
"The Cup has enormous potential and we are looking forward to working with Tennis Australia (the Australian Federation) to realize this project," added the leader of ATP
] This team competition lived its last edition in 2012, after 35 years of existence .
The new formula will consist in that each year beginning of January, 24 teams will meet in Australia, distributing 12.9 million euros for players and points for the world ranking, although the amount will not be the same. has not been specified.
The return of this contest, voted at the last general meeting of the ATP could threaten the attractiveness of the Davis Cup, which has lost popularity in recent years.
To attract the best tennis players, its organizer, the ITF plans to schedule the finals in the same city in a week of November, instead of the four weekends while throughout the year.
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