The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will be open to player inputs on the Davis Cup format, but changes effected in the last few years need time to settle, doubles great Mark Woodforde told Reuters on Friday after Novak Djokovic called for an overhaul.
Djokovic said ahead of Serbia's group stage meeting with Spain that more players had to be consulted to tweak the current Finals structure, where 16 teams are divided into four groups based in four cities, with the knockout rounds in Malaga.
"But ... the ITF isn't necessarily a company that's player specific. The ATP is more player oriented, the ITF or Davis Cup is about teams and countries and that's also a priority for the Davis Cup Committee." "We brought in these changes supported by the players and national associations and then COVID struck. It's not just the Davis Cup, it affected the tennis world and a lot of sports.
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