SYDNEY - Canadian Denis Shapovalov called on the organisers of the Davis Cup Finals and the ATP Cup to work together to create one world championship, saying it felt “weird” to play two similar events back to back.
The rival ATP cup, which will see 24 nations contesting across three cities in Australia over 10 days from Friday for the first time, is similar in nature and the big question remains if the two can co-exist in the future. “It would be great just to have one event that is a world championship,” he told reporters in Brisbane on Wednesday. “A month ago we played the world championship and now it feels like we are playing another one.
Both Pique and Novak Djokovic, the president of the ATP’s Player Council, have in the past said the two event cannot co-exist and a solution must be found.