A consortium led by Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique will invest £2.15bn to remodel the Davis Cup tennis tournament.
Tennis to vote on rules shake-up The 118-year-old men’s tennis team event, which has been traditionally played over various surfaces with three-day home-and-away ties throughout the season, will be transformed into an 18-nation World Cup of Tennis Finals starting next year, the BBC reports.
Pique’s Kosmos group will partner with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to commit $3bn (£2.15bn) over a 25-year period. The Daily Mail says that “tennis fanatic” Pique presented his proposals to the ITF Board last weekend.