The qualifying phase of the Davis Cup 2023from February 3-5, the weekend after the Australian Open, will present a challenge for some of the 12 seeded countries.
The pairing draw, held this noon at the Martn Carpena de Mlaga, has brought bad luck for Great Britain, Argentina and Serbia.
The three passes will have to take the suitcases to visit difficult rivals such as Colombia, Finland and Casper Ruud’s Norway.
France is another of the teams that play away from their fans, in this case in Hungary. Enric Rojas, CEO of Kosmos, confirmed that Bologna and Valencia will remain as venues for the group stage in September, once Spain and Italy have received the two invitations to access directly. Glasgow’s option depends on whether Great Britain beat the Colombians away.
The fourth city to host the group stage will be decided once the teams that pass the screening of the first week of February are known. On the table there are five proposals.
public success
Rojas was pleased with the growth in terms of followers that the competition has had with the new format changes. In the group phases in September, 113,000 fans gathered, which added to the 63,000 present that week in Malaga gives a total of 175,000.
“21 percent of the fans that are in the Carpena are from outside. The ideal would be to reach 50 percent,” clarifies the top leader of Kosmos, who does not foresee significant changes in the tournament for the next few seasons.
ATP points in the future
David Haggerty, president of the International Tennis Federation, stressed that “the players are happy and so are we.” In addition, he did not rule out that in the future, after the agreement with ATP, “the points for victory can return“.
The Final Phase of the highest competition for countries will continue for another year in Malaga, although it will be next summer when the organizers will have to decide the city that will host the World Tennis Championships from 2024 to 2026. Valencia and the new Espaa Arena are well positioned.
