The American tennis legend Billie Jean King called this week for the creation of a mixed tennis “World Cup” and that the players wear numbers on their shirts to satisfy the demands of the public.
The winner of 39 Grand Slam tournaments, including 12 singles titles, wants to combine the two international men’s and women’s competitions, the Billie Jean King Cup and the Davis Cup, in a single World Cup.
“When I say that we are the Women’s Tennis World Cup, people understand it right away, knows that it is country against country, that it is exciting, that it can be played anywhere in the world…”, the 79-year-old former player told the press on Wednesday, before the final of the competition that bears her name (from November 7 to 12 in Seville).
The American hopes to be inspired by the soccer World Cup and its global aura: “I went to the World Cup in Australia and saw the girls there, there were 75,000 people… “It’s very stimulating, the possibilities are endless.”
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“I would like us to sit down and try to find a win-win solution“he added, suggesting, for example, that players wear “numbers on their jerseys” to make them more recognizable, as in football.
The Fed Cup final, renamed and honor a Billie Jean Kingwill be played in Seville, while the Davis Cup will take place in Malaga from November 21 to 26.
Both competitions will be played without several stars, including the Polish Iga Swiatek and the Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, who allege a busy schedule.
2023-10-20 11:14:49
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