Djokovic calls for merger of ATP Cup and Davis Cup


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 21 Nov 2019

Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - November 20, 2019 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his match against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic says the Davis Cup Finals and the ATP Cup cannot co-exist and must merge and believes an elite eight-nation competition in September would be the ideal scenario.

The 32-year-old 16-time Grand Slam champion helped Serbia to a 3-0 victory over Japan in their Group A opener on Wednesday at La Caja Magica where a revamped Davis Cup climax is being contested by 18 nations over seven days.

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