The Davis Cup will turn into part of the ATP Tour calendar from subsequent 12 months beneath a groundbreaking deal signed on Monday between the governing physique of males’s tennis, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and event promoters Kosmos.
The transfer comes after the ATP Cup, a three way partnership between Tennis Australia and the ATP was however put to mattress final week with the announcement of a mixed-sex $15 million occasion that includes groups from 18 nations to kick off the 2023 season.
That new event displays the rising cooperation between the lads’s and ladies’s excursions and the ITF which have moved in direction of streamlining the governance of the sport because the COVID disaster disrupted the 2020 season. “Our focus is always on creating the best possible experiences for our fans and players,” mentioned ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi in an announcement.
“Delivering compelling international team competitions that dovetail with the year-round calendar and continue to innovate is a vital part of that. “The Davis Cup has an incredibly rich history and we’re excited to see this important new alliance drive the event forward from 2023.”
