Tennis Today: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal ruined the Davis Cup

In Tennis Today, the true villainous culprits for the Davis Cup’s need for a revamp are revealed…
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What’s in the news
As has been extensively reported, the Davis Cup is set for a revamp soon in a bid to make it more commercial and prestigious.
However, what you probably didn’t know, was that it was all Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s fault.
Don’t feel bad about that, though, because we didn’t either. It’s a bombshell that has been dropped by former Grand Slam winner and captain of France’s Davis Cup team Yannick Noah.
“The current format is very good, but when Federer or Nadal prefer to play other events, it gets more complicated,” he said, of the pair who have both won the competition, four times in Nadal’s case.
We thought they were both great before, but now Noah has pointed out they have won a competition they don’t even play in, our awe has just increased further.
To go with our Marcelo Rios feature, you can watch his rise to world number one in a great video produced by the ATP here:
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