The Valencian generalitat confirmed that, as planned, Valencia will host one of the places for the group stage of the Davis Cup (September 12-17) and that work is already underway in this new edition, after some uncertainty at the moment the company Kosmos, with which a contract was signed last year to be one of the venues of the tournament, will stop being the organizer of this tournament due to economic disagreements with the International Tennis Federation (ITF ).
The President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, said in an interview with the Onda Cero radio station that they had reached an agreement with the ITF “with the aim of strengthening the international projection of the Valencian Community, attracting tourism and promoting sport”.
This Wednesday, a working meeting took place between senior officials of the Consell and the leadership of the management of the ITF, the body that will be in charge of the direct organization of the event after breaking its relationship with Kosmos in mid-January.
The meeting was attended by the Generalitat, the regional secretary for Tourism, Francesc Colomer, the general director of Tourism, Herick Campos, and the general director of Sports, Josep Miquel Moya; while ITF president David Haggerty, executive director Kris Dent, and entity manager Gonzalo Cernuda were present.
The meeting was also attended by members of the Valencia Provincial Council and the city council, as well as representatives of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation and the Valencian Community Tennis Federation, who this year are participating in the full coordination of the event.
Herick Campos assessed the impact of the previous Davis Cup in Valencia and pointed out that it had an advertising return of more than 10 million euros. “It is an extraordinary success, both for the projection achieved by the Valencian Community and for the direct impact of the event for the territory, due to the attendance of the organizers, participants and the public”, indicated the general director.
Source: La Verdad
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