DUBAI: Davis Cup heavyweight Leander Paes and doubles star Rohan Bopanna welcomed the International Tennis Federation’s proposal to crunch the all-year annual feature right into a week-long event at the finish of the season, announcing it used to be much needed.
The 44-year-old, in the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free tennis championships, playing alongside American Jamie Cerretani, referred to as it ‘a smart decision’.
“From an athlete’s point of view, Davis Cup used to be getting very lengthy,” Paes, a veteran of 54 ties, said. “Zonals or the World Group, you’re playing in February, directly after a Grand Slam. Top avid gamers, who have long past deep into the Australian Open, which is clearly very hot, are playing superb of five-sets once more (now it's best-of-three), 3 times in a weekend. Straight after Miami (Masters) in April, once more you play (Davis Cup), after Wimbledon you play in July, then in September (after US Open). The two teams in the final, play once more in November.”
Paes added, “Also relying on who you’re playing, you'll be able to be flying from Australia to South America, Miami to Mumbai.”
The ITF is attempting to shrink the development right into a seven-day feature, the place the top 18 teams start in November (the week of the Davis Cup final), moderately than dealing with off in five weekends across the year. The proposal for the World Cup of Tennis, recommended by way of the ITF board, shall be submitted at the AGM in Florida in August, the place it's going to require a two-third majority to return into play, perhaps in 2019.
Bopanna, the top-ranked Indian in international doubles at No.20, said the brand new format would supply a reprieve for the avid gamers. “It gives you time to prepare on your other tournaments. Look at us Indians now, we’ll be flying from Miami to China to play Davis Cup, then from China we return to Europe. That’s a lot.”
Paes, who has a total Davis Cup win-loss report of 90-34, and is tied with Italy’s Nicola Pietrangeli (42-12) for most doubles wins, said there’s time in the calendar to complete the season with a crew event.
“If you look at the exhibition events happening in November and December it displays that there’s time in the calendar,” Paes, who will turn 45 in June, said. “I'm sure there are some challenges, as they use the format they’ll know. From a participant’s standpoint, it’s just right. Firstly, to make it best- of-three-sets. Someone like me, for 15-18 years I was playing all three days, singles, doubles, singles. Look at Aisam (Ul-Haq Qureshi), he’s doing it. In the World Group Radek Stepanek continues to be improving from the damage and tear of the frame. It may be very tough in the Asian zone itself, you'll be able to you imagine how tough it's in the World Group.”
Paes, who thrived in the crew surroundings, especially in home conditions, said there needed to be give and take in a adventure of trade. “I have been blessed to have an incredible Davis Cup report, playing home and away. There is a attraction to playing at home and away, the Dutch coming to Jaipur, we going to Frejus…That used to be wonderful, however how can you are compatible that during a 10-day opening? You cannot please everyone.”
Bopanna agreed that scheduling the event in the conventional week of the Davis Cup final, in the second part of November, used to be stretching the season, however said avid gamers were given again the four weekends (which might stretch to every week) for the duration of the year.
“You have an opportunity to leisure the frame,” he said, adding the home-and-away format would be neglected. “But then it's going to be equal for everybody, it's going to be like each and every event we play, majority of them are away anyway.”
Paes said he understood the place the pressure for trade used to be coming from. “At the top of the day, the idea procedure used to be about ensuring all avid gamers play. If you will have Davis Cup, best-of-five, five instances a year, avid gamers received’t play. They’ll get bored stiff, it’s an excessive amount of.”
The 44-year-old, in the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free tennis championships, playing alongside American Jamie Cerretani, referred to as it ‘a smart decision’.
“From an athlete’s point of view, Davis Cup used to be getting very lengthy,” Paes, a veteran of 54 ties, said. “Zonals or the World Group, you’re playing in February, directly after a Grand Slam. Top avid gamers, who have long past deep into the Australian Open, which is clearly very hot, are playing superb of five-sets once more (now it's best-of-three), 3 times in a weekend. Straight after Miami (Masters) in April, once more you play (Davis Cup), after Wimbledon you play in July, then in September (after US Open). The two teams in the final, play once more in November.”
Paes added, “Also relying on who you’re playing, you'll be able to be flying from Australia to South America, Miami to Mumbai.”
The ITF is attempting to shrink the development right into a seven-day feature, the place the top 18 teams start in November (the week of the Davis Cup final), moderately than dealing with off in five weekends across the year. The proposal for the World Cup of Tennis, recommended by way of the ITF board, shall be submitted at the AGM in Florida in August, the place it's going to require a two-third majority to return into play, perhaps in 2019.
Bopanna, the top-ranked Indian in international doubles at No.20, said the brand new format would supply a reprieve for the avid gamers. “It gives you time to prepare on your other tournaments. Look at us Indians now, we’ll be flying from Miami to China to play Davis Cup, then from China we return to Europe. That’s a lot.”
Paes, who has a total Davis Cup win-loss report of 90-34, and is tied with Italy’s Nicola Pietrangeli (42-12) for most doubles wins, said there’s time in the calendar to complete the season with a crew event.
“If you look at the exhibition events happening in November and December it displays that there’s time in the calendar,” Paes, who will turn 45 in June, said. “I'm sure there are some challenges, as they use the format they’ll know. From a participant’s standpoint, it’s just right. Firstly, to make it best- of-three-sets. Someone like me, for 15-18 years I was playing all three days, singles, doubles, singles. Look at Aisam (Ul-Haq Qureshi), he’s doing it. In the World Group Radek Stepanek continues to be improving from the damage and tear of the frame. It may be very tough in the Asian zone itself, you'll be able to you imagine how tough it's in the World Group.”
Paes, who thrived in the crew surroundings, especially in home conditions, said there needed to be give and take in a adventure of trade. “I have been blessed to have an incredible Davis Cup report, playing home and away. There is a attraction to playing at home and away, the Dutch coming to Jaipur, we going to Frejus…That used to be wonderful, however how can you are compatible that during a 10-day opening? You cannot please everyone.”
Bopanna agreed that scheduling the event in the conventional week of the Davis Cup final, in the second part of November, used to be stretching the season, however said avid gamers were given again the four weekends (which might stretch to every week) for the duration of the year.
“You have an opportunity to leisure the frame,” he said, adding the home-and-away format would be neglected. “But then it's going to be equal for everybody, it's going to be like each and every event we play, majority of them are away anyway.”
Paes said he understood the place the pressure for trade used to be coming from. “At the top of the day, the idea procedure used to be about ensuring all avid gamers play. If you will have Davis Cup, best-of-five, five instances a year, avid gamers received’t play. They’ll get bored stiff, it’s an excessive amount of.”
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