John McEnroe says Laver Cup might inspire Davis Cup reform
McEnroe captains Team World in three-day Laver Cup tournament in Prague
Thursday 21 September 2017 17:34, UK
John McEnroe feels the new Laver Cup pitting Europe's top players against the rest of the world might finally inspire a reform to the format of the Davis Cup.
The five-time Davis Cup winner claims the team competition only adds more pressure to their already tight calendars.
"I think we're all excited and hopeful that this is going to be successful and force some people to take a good hard look at the rest of the schedule too," the 58-year-old seven-time Grand Slam champion McEnroe said.
"The Davis Cup is such a big commitment that they need to make some changes. They've been very slow in doing anything different, so maybe this will push it along.
"Hopefully they both (Davis Cup and Laver Cup) can do well."
Speaking in Prague, Swiss legend Roger Federer, who snubbed his country's Davis Cup play-off tie against Belarus last weekend, declined to draw comparisons between the two competitions "because they're very different".
"This is a very unique event, very new, we're holding it for the first time, whereas the Davis Cup has a very rich history behind it.
"Both seem very exciting, Davis Cup has been and I hope this one in hopefully long, long time from now will be very special for the players always wanting to play and always wanting to represent their country and their continent if you like."
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