Streamlined Davis Cup revamp approved despite LTA opposition

• 18 nations will compete in week-long round robin next year
• Group winners and two runners-up progress to quarters

A revamp of the Davis Cup format has been voted through at the International Tennis Federation’s AGM.

In November next year the competition will involve 18 nations competing in a week-long, round‑robin tournament. The overhaul of the 118-year-old competition was approved despite the Lawn Tennis Association, the governing body of British tennis, opposing the changes.

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