Tomas Berdych: “The Davis Cup would be better if it is played every 2 years

Former Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych He gave a few words to SportsMail, where he talked about the current Davis Cup format, about whether he has regretted having retired from tennis at 34 and about what were the keys to his success on the professional circuit.

– Davis Cup every two years? Would it attract the big stars?

“If the Davis Cup were held every two years, everyone would go crazy. The best players in the world want to win this tournament with their country, but the fact that it is played every year and being a very long season, it is normal that many decide to rest. I would opt for it to be played every two years. It would only be necessary to set it on a date, either at the end of September or in December. Possibly this would make the best players play the Davis Cup. I think it would be much more special to what is now. “

– His retirement from professional tennis occurred at the age of 34. At that age or more than him they continue to play the big 3 in full:

“I am one of those who think that when you have decided something you have to do it. I have never had any doubts about whether I made the right decision or not. I woke up one morning and told myself that it was the end of everything. For a long period of time you don’t enjoy tennis as you should. I decided that at 34 it was time to retire. “

– Berdych is happy with the tennis career he had:

“I am not at all ashamed of the games where I could have possibly done more. I look at it another way. There are games that I have in mind where I should have said enough and finally I kept playing. I still remember that second round of Wimbledon 2010 when I was losing two sets to one to Denis Istomin. I had some stomach problems and spent about 20 minutes in the bathroom. It was a terrible feeling. I wanted to retire, but I was at Wimbledon and it is a unique moment that you only live once a year. I got back on track, forced the fifth set and was finally able to win the match. In that edition I made it to the final, beating players like Federer and Djokovic. I feel like I’ve had a pretty successful career. I’m at peace with myself “.

– Keys to your success:

“I’m quite a realistic person. Either things are black or white. The main reason I think I was so successful was because of players like Nadal, Federer, Djokovic or Murray. They require you to play at a very high level of tennis. Possibly without them, I would not have achieved even half of what I did achieve, “concluded the Czech player.