Alcaraz urges change after ATP Finals foe pulled | Sports News

Carlos Alcaraz has proposed that the Davis Cup may very well be staged “every two or three years” to forestall elite gamers from withdrawing from the crew competitors.

This follows Lorenzo Musetti’s announcement that he would no longer characterize two-time defending Davis Cup champions Italy subsequent week, after competing for 4 straight weeks on the primary tour.

Musetti concluded his season with a round-robin loss to Alcaraz on the ATP Finals, ending with a 1-2 report in his event debut.

This marks the second setback for the Italian squad, as four-time Major champion Jannik Sinner beforehand confirmed he would not characterize his nation this yr, selecting as an alternative to increase his low season.

Sinner additionally helps the thought of a biennial Davis Cup format.

While a number of prime gamers will not journey to Bologna for the upcoming Davis Cup Finals, Alcaraz has already pledged to characterize his nation subsequent week, regardless of at present competing on the ATP Finals.

However, he understands why some of his opponents are too exhausted so as to add one other week to their season’s finish – and believes a answer exists.

“If I am honest with you, I think the Davis Cup is one of those tournaments that you’re not used to feeling and playing because you’re playing for your country, you’re playing with your teammates. It’s totally different. I think it’s one of the most privileged things you can do in our sport, representing your country,” the six-time Grand Slam champion stated.

“I agree that they got to do something in this event, because I think playing every year, I mean, it is not as good as it might be if you’re playing every two or three years. I think if the tournament is played like every two years or every three years, the players, the commitment of the players, it’s going to be even more because it’s unique, it’s different. You’re not able to play every year.”

If Alcaraz secures victory on the ATP Finals on Sunday, he would face merely 4 days to bounce back earlier than Spain’s opening match on the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna. He can not criticize gamers like Sinner and Musetti for selecting to skip such a demanding schedule.

The world No. 1 continued: “Yeah, I’m playing this year. I really want to win the Davis Cup one day because for me it’s a really important, important tournament. Jannik has won it twice. I think Lorenzo once or twice, as well.

“For me, I might say it is regular for them as a result of the season has been so long. They would possibly keep it to have one more week to recuperate, to do trip, to do pre-season, which is comprehensible. It’s regular. But I might say they obtained to do one thing about it to make the Davis Cup distinctive.”

Sinner, who helped Italy claim victory in both 2023 and 2024, would also prefer to see the team competition held every two years – and across different nations, similar to the previous home-and-away format. He stated: “I feel taking part in with this schedule, Davis Cup, it is tough that you’ve got yearly from each nation the best gamers on the earth.

“What I would like, what I could see potentially in the future, is having Davis Cup throughout two years, so you can also set up the semifinals in the beginning of the year and the final in the end of the year somewhere. It’s also nice where you can choose, make the coin toss, whatever, and you play in this stadium, and you sell tickets.”