Davis Cup to be transformed into a World Cup of Tennis Davis Cup is about to witness a significant change. Just last two months, the International Tennis Federation announced that a major overhaul of the 18-nation World Cup of Tennis is coming. According to the report released by the International Tennis Federation, the body unanimously voted on a proposal which leads to creating a new season-ending event in November. Starting this year (2019), Davis Cup would take place over 7 days. The tournament would be made up of a round-robin format which will be followed by a quarterfinal knockout state. One of the changes introduced is that every tie will now consist of two singles and one double over best-of-three sets. What's Davis Cup? The Davis Cup was founded in 1900 by a man named Dwight F. Davis making it one of the oldest sporting events still in the existence. The first-ever Davis Cup event was a competition between the United States and Great Britain. However, the Davis Cup is not as popular as the Football World Cup. It is a premier international team event in men's tennis. Organizers usually refer to it as the "World Cup of Tennis". A team that wins the Davis Cup is known as the World Champion Team. Over the years, the Davis Cup has grown from just 2 participating countries to comprise of 135 countries as of 2016. The first-ever Davis Cup match took place at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, Massachusetts. Despite an American (Dwight F. Davis) being the founder of the tournament, this first tournament was won by the British team. However, over the years, the United States would go on to become the most successful team so far in the competition. Since the Davis Cup was founded, the United States has won 32 of the tournaments and finished as runners-up in 29 tournaments. The next most successful country in the Davis cup is Australia. Australia has won the Davis Cup 28 times and finished as runners-up 19 times. The current Davis Cup title holder is Croatia. They beat France to win the title in 2018. The New Changes in Davis Cup The new changes announced by the International Tennis Federation is the first major change witnessed by the tournaments in more than 2 decades. The changes came as a result of the new 25-year partnership worth $3 billion with the investment group Kosmos. The organizers hope that this new transformation will generate substantial revenues for global tennis development. Kosmos Investment Group is founded by Spain and FC Barcelona football star, Gerard Piqué. The group receives substantial financial support from the Chairman and CEO of Rakuten, Hiroshi Mikitani. According to David Haggerty, the President of the International Tennis Federation, this new transformation is a complete game-changer for the world of tennis. It will not only make Davis Cup more popular but will also generate a lot of money that will be put towards the development of the game of tennis world cup. Already, a lot of countries are submitting proposals to hold the next Davis Cup. No doubt, the Davis Cup is a big event for all tennis lovers in the world. Don't miss out on the next event. It is a great opportunity to watch professionals play so you can learn and practice. Note that to reach a professional level to play in Davis Cup, you will require the right training and tools such as the professional tennis racket used by top professionals. Make your research online to find the right equipment you need to take your game to the next level.

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