Tennis: Davis Cup finals played to be played in three European cities including Madrid (ESP)

The board of directors of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has approved a change from an 18 to 16-team Davis Cup from 2022 and the holding of the event in three European cities, including Madrid (ESP) for the 2021 edition, announced the body on 18/01/2021.

The finals of the 2021 edition will be held over 11 days, from 25/11 to 05/12/2021. The final phase of the 2020 Davis Cup by Rakuten, which was scheduled to take place in Madrid from 23 to 29/11/2020, has been postponed until the week of 22/11/2021, according to Kosmos Tennis and the ITF, the organisers of the competition on 26/06/2020. "The 18 teams taking part in the second edition of the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2021 have already been drawn into six groups of three teams (see below)."

"The proposals are aimed at improving the schedule for players, enhancing the experience for fans and bringing the competition to a wider audience. The multi-city format would see two European cities join Madrid as hosts in 2021. Under this approach, the two new cities would each host two group stages and one quarter-final, with…