The group stage of the Davis Cup to be held in Valencia between September 13 and 18 was revealed on Wednesday with the hope of experiencing another duel between Rafa Nadal and Serbian Novak Djokovic at La Fonteta as held this Tuesday at Roland Garros and also on the idea that the investment to be made would multiply by six its return.
Bologna, Glasgow, Hamburg and Valencia will be the venues for the initial stages of the newly expanded tournament format. From each of them two will be classified for the final in Malaga and in the case of the capital of Valencia will host group B along with Spain, Serbia, Canada and Koreaallowing us to think of another rivalry between Nadal and Djokovic as the organizers insistent recalled.
The five-year contract signed between Kosmos companies, tournament organizers, and the Valencian administrations opened up the option for Valencia to host that final stage, as Generalitat president Ximo recalled. Puig.
“Right now we will be hosting this group stage but, in the next five years, we will continue with the Davis Cup and, who knows, maybe sooner rather than later we will have the final,” he said.
“That it won’t be a one-off event will allow us to do more things and make Valencia one of the capitals of the tennis world. It will have a social return, it will have emotional energy afterwards. of the pandemic and there will be an obvious economic return. The tie hosted by Valencia in 2018 (against Germany in Plaza de Toros) was a breakthrough and every euro invested has multiplied by three and now that profit has doubled ” , the president pointed out.
Valencia mayor Joan Ribó pointed out that her city is the “perfect headquarters” and featured the hospitable nature but also the organizational capacity that the city has. “We will welcome them with open arms so that they can give us the best tennis in the world. It is a pride to live here, but it is also a pleasure to visit”, he affirmed.
Kosmos CEO Enric Rojas explained that the 2019 edition, “the first in this new route” of the tournament, has left an “amazing” format but could be improved because of the concentration of all teams in one week in the same city diluted there hit him.
“Sometimes the pavilion isn’t as full as we’d like and the coverage of the morning games isn’t the best and we ended up a bit late. Expand ourselves so we can thrive,” Rojas said.
“We’ve had a lot of interest from a lot of cities, in Europe and abroad, but the commitment of the Community and the city to make the effort is a key point. They’ve been betting from day one. Valencia is already hosted. of the five Davis Cup qualifiers, there is tradition and very good players come from here. It all makes a lot of sense, “he added.
At the event, former tennis player and current Spain captain Anabel Medina and Valencia tennis players Bernabé Zapata and Carlos Taberner.
“My experience as a player and captain tells me that what you feel when you represent your country has nothing to do with individual play. So much responsibility, so much pride, because you’re no longer playing for yourself, you’re playing for a country. You enjoy it so much, you feel the responsibility and commitmentMedina pointed out.
Source: La Verdad
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