Pique pessimistic about holding Davis Cup this year


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 11 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Barcelona - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - March 1, 2020 Barcelona's Gerard Pique reacts REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Gerard Pique has said he is not confident that the 2020 Davis Cup will take place due to Spain's restrictions on spectators attending events because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Barcelona defender's investment group Kosmos paid three billion euros in 2018 to acquire the rights to the sport's flagship team event, transforming it into a week-long competition akin to a tennis World Cup.

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