FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - November 19, 2019 Argentina fans during the match between Argentina's Diego Sebastian Schwartzman and Chile's Christian Garin REUTERS/Sergio Perez
(Reuters) - Argentina secured a unassailable 2-0 lead over Chile in their opening group stage tie of the revamped Davis Cup in Madrid on Tuesday, courtesy spotless performances in their singles matches.
The International Tennis Federation has faced criticism for meddling with the partisan atmosphere generated by the "home and away" format and replacing it with a soccer World Cup-style format featuring 18 nations, in one city, battling over seven days to be crowned champions.
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